In Europe, governments are slowly waking up to the challenges which face them, and realising how much time they have lost.

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But ever since North and South Yemen united in 1990, the central government in Sanaa has been slowly waking up to the island's potential.

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So now I think our people are slowly waking up.

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Industrial keiretsu companies many of which compete in capital-intensive businesses that suffer from severe overcapacity are slowly waking up to the fact that they will have to reinvent themselves by selecting and concentrating on a few core businesses.

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