Wages have been outpacing inflation. However, we're also seeing more layoffs this year than we did last year, so there is a lot of competition out there.
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Related Last year at this point, my legs were dead. There?s been a lot more awareness by all of us, so I thi... ABE BADMUS There are more teachers here than there were last year. We spread the message out a little bit more. CAROL WALKER This year we should be a little more comfortable down there. A lot of guys were down there last year... JOSH FODOR There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year). ERNIE ANKRIM There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year), ERNIE ANKRIM We have a lot more depth, a lot more experience. We'll be a lot more ready for the Big Ten this year... ROBBY WINE There is some prospect of fundamentals easing modestly this year. There could be more spare capacity... DAVID FYFE The competition is going to be a little more than last year. I didn't think it could get any tougher... SHANE HUFFMAN There's a lot of competition for these spots. I think every player understands that there are two or... CHAD SPALDING We know we made a lot of progress last year, but there is still a lot out there. BRUCE MCMILLER The album has a lot of true stories in there. We did three full tours last year, so there were a lot... ALLISON ROBERTSON Kids do two events and have a whole lot of depth at other places, so it turns out a whole lot better... BILL DENNIS There are more seats filled today than there were on Sunday of last year?s fall race. This is fun da... BLAKE PRICE Year after year, we are seeing that Polk County is getting a little more competitive with its surrou... JOEL ADAMS We're still learning, but we have a lot more experience than we did last year when we were 0-3 in th... CRAIG FAIRE We got 16th place last year and we weren't walking out of there feeling too good about ourselves. La... BRIAN CLODI One of the big differences between our team this year and last year is that we are hitting a lot bet... BEAU JARRELL The core is up 0.3 percent over the last year, and so there really is no inflation, ... In the first... GERALD COHEN THIS YEAR we have a few more families seeking out help. But, donations have also been good this year... BETTY WAITES [Despite making the playoffs last year, the team felt it could have achieved much more than they did... ED BRADLEY There was no talk of payback. I have a lot of respect for Don and his kids. They were the better tea... JOE GRIPPO We're a lot more comfortable. More than that, we have higher expectations. We know that we are capab... KAREN COOK We might have to do some of that a little more this year. We didn't really hit and run last year, ev... DAVE FARR Last year, as great as it was, it was like a fairy tale season. I think we appreciate this a heck of... KYLE WHITTINGHAM This has been an unbelievable year, no matter what happens. I did a better job of coaching last year... JOHN CALIPARI Last year, there were at least 250 people, but probably more, ... This year we are expecting about 5... ANN STEVENSON I'm expecting us to play a lot better than last year, I think we have a better all-around team. Ever... CYLE HANKERD Our non-conference games are going to be really important for us this season. Last year, we went 10-... LYNN MURRAY We have improved a lot. There has been a radical, 180-degree change here. This team will be much mor... FRANCISCO PALENCIA I think I've been playing more steadily this year, ... Last year, I would have a good week, then a b... NICOLE VAIDISOVA We did a lot better than people expected. Last year was more of a disappointment, but we still feel ... MARIANNE MADSEN I had a lot of maintenance my first year because we had six outfielders, so there were three guys ev... KEN MACHA First year we did it, there were about 25 people and new people have been added every year. CHARLIE BONACOLTA We're seeing a lot of influenza, more than in recent years. This is a very big year. DR. ROGER BAXTER Obviously, the $10 million is going to help a great deal. We are certainly hearing from many, many m... ANDREW MELNYKOVYCH Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this ye... JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER There's a bit of a cautious mood in the IPO market. People who got burned by dot.com fever last year... DAN MCCARTHY I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he... IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy. F. MULDER We'll throw it more than we did last year. I think we can throw it and catch a little better than we... BRAD BUSH It went more smoothly than it did last year. We had a year to learn the routines of the building, th... BILL SIMMONS Last year we were more of a running team. This year we're more versatile. ALAN BENNETT I thought our effort, when the chips were down, was 10 times better this year than last year. In the... SCOTT RADEKER It's an adjustment; it's a lot different than back home. My role has changed a lot from last year to... JAKE LOMONACO We are a lot faster than we were last year. JEFF MARTIN Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay — this year shouldn't be as close. They... DAVE HOLMES Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay this year shouldn't be as close. They ... DAVE HOLMES It's a lot more work to do it in-house, but it proved out for us last year -- the rewards were there... FRED BROWN I think we have a good chance to win county. We have more experience and team depth this year than w... ANDREW HOFFMAN Being a playwright is lot of work. There are a lot more venues around here this year than years ago. BRIAN MCDERMOTT Losing out in the competition was a big blow; this is just part of the same big blow. I suppose. But... BRIAN BREESE I didn't play well last year, so I went back to LPGA Qualifying School. So it is nice to start out a... BECKY IVERSON We're hoping for a big year. We have a lot of people back from last year and we think we can be bett... KARRI PETERSON Although we didn't see that many birds during the survey, we did see good numbers during the hotter ... DEAN MITCHELL We're a lot further ahead than we were this time last year. We have more individuals who are perform... BEV KEARNEY We had a respectable year last season. We had some very good wins. However, I thought there were a c... DON REID We had a lot of extras last year, but we didn't have music. We added that this year, and we also add... HOLLY MAWBY Consumers are more maxed out on credit than they were at this time last year. PEARL KAMER A lot of it is down to chance, down to what films are ready. But this year there were more U.S. prem... LEE MARSHALL Our hitting this year is much better. We have more home runs this year already than we had all last ... BARBARA REINALDA So what they have out there is similar to what we had here in Florida after four hurricanes last yea... GARY BEAUCHAMP So what they have out there is similar to what we had here in Florida after four hurricanes last yea... GARY BEAUCHAMP We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year. BILL WALSH We have about 85 percent of our team back from last year, so we're pretty deep in a lot of spots. We... DUKE DURLAND The poultry market has been incrementally down for a year. There is a lot more chicken than chicken ... PETER HAMILTON This team has the potential to be very strong. I have a lot coming back from last year and I think w... BOB KUMMER We took it on the chin a lot last year. From what I'm seeing, we're showing a lot more poise. LARRY GREENE We did better against Franklin this year than we did last year, but the kids are pretty disappointed... FRED PIMENTAL He's always been a good wrestler, but I think he matured a lot more as a wrestler this year. A lot o... KYLE GRAICHEN This year boat sales are much better. Last year, they were saying gasoline would be $5 a gallon by s... BOB COLE You don't want to talk about next year because there is still a lot of this year left. We are growin... BOB MARQUARDT Last year there were a lot of good teams in West Tennessee. This is just a really good area for high... FARRIS LOWERY It's been a lot better than last year. CONNIE KING I think there was a time last year and the year before when we were down in the cellar. We didn't ha... JAY CUTLER There was a little doubt last year. He's just more mature and more confident this year. DARREN TESTA This year, more of the artists are combining two or three processes to make one straight print. Ther... CATHERINE SULLIVAN A lot of players that were there for the Falcons [last year] are people that we were responsible for... DAN REEVES We've worked so hard all year. We were ready. The competition in this region was really tough, as it... LAURA PETERSON I thought last year there would have been a debate over this after the four hurricanes we experience... DON GRIFFIN Last year we looked to Dani and Kate a lot. Our scoring is a lot more diverse this year. I think it ... SARAH MILO Hopefully, we have more depth and we'll be more athletic than last year. Last year, this team was a ... DALE OSBOURNE Last year, food price inflation was 38 percent and this year it's only 1.6 percent, so that's the on... HONG LIANG We had a lot of freshmen last year. This year we have a lot more experience. This will make a huge d... KATIE MCMAHON I think I learned a lot throughout the year. I felt more comfortable at the plate and with big leagu... MARK TEAHEN I lost a lot less sleep this year than last year. BOB SCHIFFBAUER We think we have a chance. It's been a definite step up in competition. There are so many good teams... KRYSTAL LEWALLEN From our consumer survey, we found that consumers plan to spend a little more this year than last, .... ELLEN TOLLEY It's hard to believe that we won the division last year and this year we're out of it. But this year... ODALIS PEREZ We call it a competition, but we're really just competing against ourselves. Our real goal is to be ... LYNN HARTMUTH I feel a lot more comfortable than last year and the year before. The guys and the coach have been h... LEANDRO BARBOSA It's been an unbelievable Spring Training. After last year, to get a fresh start with a new team is ... LUKE HUDSON This was our three-peat so we can get that up there that we were undefeated for three years. That wa... JENNY COOK There was a different kind of pressure last year. We lost a game to Kitchener and people were saying... DYLAN HUNTER He did his job. He prepared us. He did a lot more teaching this year because we were a young team. W... JARRIUS JACKSON Having a lot of returning varsity players is going to have a tremendous impact on the season, ... La... MARK TAYLOR I'm not using any excuses. There were a lot of things that affected us last year. ALAN PEACOCK You look at the scores, our team is much more competitive than what they were last year. You actuall... CHARLES MCCLELLAND It's a total difference from last year to this year. This year's a little more mellow than the inten... GUIDO KNUDSON selling more purifiers this year than last year. RICHARD THALHEIMER The important thing we've been trying to tell people is it's different from last year. There is stil... STEVE WRIGHT
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