Now fast forward 500 years and we see China once again as a world power and once again practicing trading as a largely one sided arrangement.
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And where invention and goals were required, the Italian side, who are third in Serie A, once again misfired in a tame display that lacked the necessary ideas and invention to break down the German outfit.
In the north Bosnian town of Doboj, a bastion of Serb chauvinism, a Muslim jeweller is once again doing a roaring trade.
If you were a slacker there, you will be a slacker once again unless you make a concerted effort to change your ways.
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These issues will affect the dreams of millions, and only their successful resolution can guarantee the market returning to a place where once again homeownership is a realistic goal for the average American.
Wasps soon hit back with a Cipriani penalty but Leinster once again produced a moment of dazzling footwork to score their second try.
Also of note is that HHS conceded it will permit state-based exchanges, upon request, to have their individual mandate exemptions processed by a federally managed service, once again placing a bigger burden of the reform on the federal government.
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The gene they chose is involved in the synthesis of a hormone called gibberellin and, once again, a side-effect of the alteration was to cause the trees to grow faster.
He joined rival Juventus on a free transfer, helped it win the Serie A title last year and is once again making a difference this season with Juventus atop the league.
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But the Irish constitutional requirement for consent in both jurisdictions raises the intriguing prospect of southern voters disagreeing with their northern cousins should A Nation Once Again turn from an anthem into a realistic prospect.
Instead of communicating with the American people - who support a balanced approach to reduce the deficit - about finding a compromise, the Republican Leadership once again launched a series of false attacks instead of putting forward ways to resolve this issue in a bipartisan way.
My bias is that in such a scenario gold would be sought out once again as a safe-haven asset purchase and also be snapped up on bargain hunting at lower price levels.
When it runs out they may be left with little more than a burning pit in the desert and a load of crumbling marble towers: once again, a burned-out and ruined country.
The latest turn puts this high-profile transaction, in a limbo for the past seven months, once again into a state of uncertainty.
In recent years, with the royal family enjoying a resurgence in popularity, the Queen has once again become a symbol of a shared national identity -- and the opportunity for a sitting at Buckingham Palace remains a tantalizing one for contemporary artists.
Just a year later, TCI created a Liberty stock once again, this time via a "tracking" stock that reflected the value of Liberty assets but was not a direct ownership claim on them.
As before, they have made a monumental mess of our public finances, and once again, a Conservative government will have to clear it up.
It was a chance for me and everyone here to reaffirm once again what a close ally and partner and friends we are between Korea and the United States.
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Singh started his coverage in 2002 with a skeptical "hold" rating and upgraded Lucent before its shares began a slow rise from penny-stock status to once again being a worthwhile investment.
Horwich also reminds us that by 1950, Hiroshima was once again a bustling commercial metropolis.
It is now once again a strong and profitable pillar of the City of London.
Alabama football is once again a dynasty under the direction of coach Nick Saban.
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Also, (and I grant that there have been extensions) but this is once again a temporary program.
Once again a trial testing the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp, Amgen) has produced a negative result.
The shark is once again a dark spot in the water as it swims from the boat.
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With the Celtic Tiger well and truly buried, emigration is once again a looming presence in Irish life.
Now that I am once again a New Yawker, however, I need to find new ways to find books.
"Once again a South Carolina Republican has embarrassed our state, " Fowler's office said in a statement that referred to S.C.
All we really know at this point is that once again a sports story took us from heart-warming to stomach sickening.
Our party is once again a force that can change our country.
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