Moving from the theological to the practical implications of Sony's snafu, the company couldn't have picked a worse time to offend its customers. Sony has already conceded a six-month head start to competitor Microsoft in the upcoming market-share battle for the next generation of game consoles. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is expected to debut this fall Sony's PlayStation 3 will not arrive until the spring of 2006.
Quotes about six-month (16 Quotes)
Unfortunately, many times the church is that place that provides that quick and easy access to children. This imposes a six-month period of time in which you're going to get to know this person better.
If they just remove the extensions from the specification, they can move forward and quickly get the document done. Otherwise, if they decide to make major changes like add color in a different way, it could be a six-month delay.
The results of our 2004 program were so successful that we are extending it to a six-month period this year. Using generics when appropriate cuts members' out-of-pocket expenses, but it also helps hold down overall medical costs. Since prescription-drug costs are a key driver of rising medical costs, the long-term increased use of generics impacts future premiums to the benefit of our customers.
I submitted my name and after about a six-month competition was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the first six astronauts in Canada.
There is no reason why we shouldn't be able to see daily sale figures, even if they were the average sale of a Monday, for instance, over a six-month period,
We saw moderation in the indices on prices paid, employment, and six-month business conditions outlook. That offset the impact of the headline number.
The record is not only clear, it's public. ... (The trading plans) provide for pre-arranged sales of stock over a six-month period. These plans are typical for senior executives of public companies and the plans were approved by the company's board of directors.
Adoption of the (comprehensive) resolution, which includes many important provisions bearing on the oil-for-food program, will clear the way for action on a full six-month extension of the (oil-for-food) program a week from now.
What we're doing is saying, this is a six-month trial period to see if Community Resource Center can bring forward a viable project.
We should have been changing since the fall of Communism. That being said, we saw the value of the tank and the Bradley in this last war, both heavy. But the problem is, we need to be able to transport them to the theater much more quickly. We just can't have six-month buildups.
This is not a six-month commitment. Sometimes, maybe you can see the enthusiasm change. In this particular case, I don't think that's going to happen because I really think there's a resolve and a drive to look for alternatives. ... It is a challenge, but it's not unlike many that we've faced in the past.
There are two challenges for a club, the first is the regular season, a six-month grind. So if you happen to win your division and qualify for October, I think that is the hardest thing to do.
You can get a six-month rental from Spaniards who love skiing they will drive or fly down from Madrid and block book an apartment for the whole skiing season. They are not there for the week but there for the weekend.
Over a spell of about three years, I played a series of roles that were, for me, all very different, but most of them came out within a six-month period. They all dealt with a kind of dark territory that in some cases had been mined before in movies.
The raw material cost in the quarter is surprising given that the company generally has six-month visibility on raw materials based on forward purchases.