“The quarter was quite solid and pretty much in line with our expectations. We think this is a positive for the whole group and we are quite positive on the sector for 2000.”

“There were a lot of false positives on the initial x-rays. If you get a positive result from a chest x-ray, the message is, don't panic.”

“Our position in Asia and the rest of the world and American General's strong position in the U.S. make us one of the top five or six players in the world,”

“Under current economic conditions, we have to position ourselves on world markets and thanks to a structure of this sort we could achieve a competitive position.”

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“We initially found positive signs but we need further testing because we cannot say it is a positive case before two confirmations,”

“I think hedge fund managers have positioned themselves conservatively, ... We're near the bottom now. Almost all of them are conservatively positioned.”

“I think hedge fund managers have positioned themselves conservatively. We're near the bottom now. Almost all of them are conservatively positioned.”

“Our field events are going to be a real positive. They'll get us some points early and we'll start the running events in a good position.”