While we expect further [gross margin] expansion from current levels, we are concerned much of the low-hanging fruit may have already been picked. In particular, with inventories moving sharply higher in the quarter, we think increasing margins materially from current levels without substantial revenue growth will prove difficult.
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The global pattern we observed suggests that plant species in species-rich regions exhibit a greater reduction in fruit production due to insufficient pollination than plant species in regions of lower biodiversity.
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(Some) are high in sugar and low in benefits. Give kids a piece of fruit instead.
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We also look at programs. A parent from Bennett came up with the idea of 'Fresh Fruit Friday', where, with a donation from Shaw's supermarket, the students could try a different fruit once a month.
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He absolutely loves McDonald's, especially their chicken nuggets. They don't get a lot of fruit over there and so he's absolutely a sponge for Vitamin C. The first day he was here he had eight bananas!
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You can't only eat raw fruit and vegetables for the rest of your life.
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You can't eat only raw fruit and vegetables for the rest of your life. I don't think people are going to want to eat like that for long periods of time.
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We're big on freshness. We don't cut up the fruit unless it is sold, and don't prepare it until right before it is scheduled to go out.
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Everything you'd find in a floral arrangement, we have something to resemble it in fruit.
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It's not easy to make progress in a lot of these discussions. That said, we have tried to identify, again, some of what we see as the low-hanging fruit in terms of issues, where we think that the Chinese government would have the capability to address some of our issues.
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As tobacco has sort of subsided, we have had a number of farmers who have successfully gotten in the business of berries and small fruit.
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[referring to Apple Computer]<br/>He got me invested in some kinda fruit company.
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All of the low-hanging fruit is taken. And it wasn't hanging very low.
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Next week could be one of those very big weeks. It's a big harvest and there's a lot of fruit out there. I'm sure in October we'll run into a time when we have more than we can handle. We're trying to strategize as best we can.
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This worm goes from being an embryo to having its own embryos in three days. Even a fruit fly takes 14 days to complete the same cycle.
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People are relying on local fruit, and they have little food to eat. I went out to get bread, and could only get a couple of apples
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Rising temperatures can decrease productivity for many crops in the San Joaquin Valley. Many of the fruit tree crops may not be able to be grown. Also, wine grapes might not be able to be grown as temperatures rise.
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Especially with kids we find that what's causing their obesity is more what they're drinking than what they're eating. They drink fruit juices because they think it's healthy and then sodas on top of that. I've seen some kids who were drinking up to 1,000 calories a day with just fruit juice, sports drinks and cola.
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Here at the fountain's sliding foot, / Or at some fruit tree's mossy root, / Casting the body's vest aside, / My soul into the boughs does glide.
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This decrease is largely due to smaller-than-expected fruit size.
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When I first started working, it was a little bit like that. They said, Come be a writer, but we'll find a place for you to perform somehow. Initially, I wasn't that helpful as a writer. Because, if you tell me what the bit is, I can come up with jokes for it. I can write dialogue, but what they needed was guys who could say, Okay, it's a machine where you put in a piece of fruit and pull on this lever and out comes a celebrity joke.
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This past season was one of the worst we've had with the Oriental fruit moth.
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They need adequate, uniform moisture, especially during blossoming and fruit production.
We have a very unique fruit cone and seed collection that we're trying to increase. We do consulting work for commercial companies, such as spice companies, when they can't identify in-house. Occasionally there are some odd seeds.
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IT takes time for a fruit to mature and acquire sweetness and become eatable; time is a prime factor for most good fortunes.
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