A figure of 18 cents a share would mean the third solid quarter in a row for Oracle.

Baseball has gone international, what with a solid quarter of its players coming from outside the United States.

In three of the four games, they've come out hot and I felt we played really solid second, third and fourth quarters.

"It's just a matter of playing four solid quarters of lacrosse."

"It was a solid quarter; there were no surprises."

Wall Street analysts characterized the quarter as solid, and even strong.

"It was a solid quarter, with a little bit of margin pressure," he added.

"I think it was a solid quarter," he said.

"We would like to see more earnings, but it's a solid quarter."

Analysts said the bank had a solid quarter, with no negative surprises.