Overall, reconstruction is moving forward. Like everything else, it took longer than everyone expected.

This is definitely what we anticipated all along. It just took a little longer than we expected. We're elated that the commissioners saw the wisdom of the entire plan and voted accordingly.

I'm moving forward to do the best.

I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system

The data were firmer overall than expected,

Clearly we will be expected to make a substantial contribution (to the reconstruction effort),