Some folks would say that`s crass or calculating or opportunistic, but that`s how businesses think; these (donations) are an investment in a company`s future. How a business conducts itself in the region today will leave an indelible mark on that business`s reputation. And given the choice, consumers will be predisposed to do business with companies that have good reputations.
- Patricia LewisIf the food deficit continues, it is going to change the configuration of the deep-sea communities of organisms. No organism can survive long periods of time without food. There`s going to have to be some adjustments. In the long term, either the animal will have to adapt to the shortage or a more opportunistic species will take over.
- Kenneth SmithIt takes the control now out of speculators` hands and puts it in the hands of serious developers -- us. We decided if we took the entire block, our next door neighbors would be good neighbors -- ourselves. We think it is both opportunistic and a credence to our portfolio of properties.
- Michael RobertsThe US is historically extremely litigious and highly opportunistic in these types of class action.
- Paul JacksonWe know that they are really opportunistic. We had to make sure we took care of our own net. You really have to focus on where their forwards are all the time.
- Scott JacksonI think everybody in the ballpark was thinking `could it happen?` ... but there`s no category for almost. I give the Angels credit for being opportunistic.
- Alan TrammellEvolution is no longer necessarily progressive; it no longer strives toward perfection or any other goal. It is opportunistic, hence unpredictable.
- Alejandro QueralAt times it is hard to ignore the comparisons between Baghdad (where I was less than a month ago and have spent more of the last two years) and New Orleans: The anarchy, the looting, some of it purely for survival, some of it purely opportunistic. We watched a flatbed truck drive by, a man on the back with an M-16 looking up on the roofs for snipers, as is common in Iraq. Private security contractors were stationed outside the Royal St. Charles Hotel; when asked if things were getting pretty wild around the area, one of them replied, '˜Nope. It`s pretty Green Zone here.`
- Anthony MorrowRealize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic, bold move which by definition, cannot be planned.
- Baraka Atkins