Wars can suddenly displace millions of people who may start off as refugees but end up as migrants.
This closes the traditional path of disruptive innovations, like digital cameras, that start off as lower cost options and then improve in quality.
Yes, but the odds of doing so are much longer than in the special, and the Republican will start off as a substantial underdog.
New technologies mostly start off as closed systems, because they can evolve more rapidly that way (think cell walls.) But once a technology becomes universally available the dynamic shifts, and open standards allow the growth to be consolidated with other, often competing, technologies.
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Morning of April 21: Firefighting vessels start backing off as the rig starts listing.
"If you start off with as big a budget as a traditional console game and hope you generate enough money, there's a substantial amount of risk, " he said.
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While the advertising growth rate might not hold this quarter, we believe the increasing investment in Weibo will start paying off as the company witnesses higher monetizing benefits from the platform 2013 onward.
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If you do want to turn them off to your personality and start a partnership off as adversarial, then begin with the money.
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Making its debut in London, the season-ending tournament for the top eight players in the world got off to a strong start as the home favourite saw off one of the heaviest hitters in the game.
Wall Street was off to another fast start Friday as leadership changes in Europe temporarily take the focus off the crippling debt crisis that continues to plague global markets.
Young teens often start off with prescription drugs such as pain killers, tranquilizers and sedatives to relax, cope with stress or reduce inhibitions.
Both Andy Strauss and Sven Koening edged behind to Jack Russell off James Averis as Middlesex got off to a shaky start.
Tamim's 60 and 70 from Kayes got the innings off to a fine start, as Bangladesh capitalised on ragged bowling by India.
World number one Nigel Murray got off to a winning start as he began the defence of his individual boccia title, beating his first two opponents.
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The gathering started off to a rocky start, as the short notice had left London city police unsure about how to handle it and what to expect.
Many on interest-only mortgages now face the prospect of a sudden, dramatic rise in payments, as they start paying off the capital, when their mortgage term ends.
Steve Harmison, who was in fact one of England's less impressive bowlers, got things off to a good start as he had teenager Kejel Tyson caught behind by Matt Prior.
The game got off to a thrilling start as Mehmet forced home goalkeeper Graeme Smith into a second-minute save following a flowing move up the left flank involving Andy Dorman and Dennis Wyness.
Surrey's innings got off to a terrible start as they slipped to 10-3, with their top three of Scott Newman, James Benning and star man Mark Ramprakash all managing just a single apiece.
The challenge has been joined this week at the Olympic trials, where Phelps is off to a smashing start as he seeks to qualify in enough events in order to beat history in Beijing.
Gianni De Biasi's side went into the game having lost five of their last six games following their midweek defeat by Bari and got off to another miserable start as Sergio Floccari put Lazio ahead after 16 minutes.
Brewster made five changes to his team but his afternoon could not have got off to a worse start, as his struggling side fell behind in only the second minute thanks to a crisp finish by Falkirk playmaker Latapy.
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Ian Bell and Matt Prior got them off to a tentative start as they were happy to play the ball around a slow outfield for ones and twos and protect their wickets, while failing to take advantage of the powerplays.
Wie came back from one down after eight holes with a run of three birdies at the turn to set up a meeting with South Korean Pak Se Ri, whose career also got off to a prolific start as a youngster.
Despite a wretched run of four straight league defeats, punctuated by a commendable Challenge Cup win at Bradford, the Black and Whites got off to a great start as reverse passes from Kirk Yeaman and Willie Manu sent Briscoe clear for a sixth minute opener.
Like Chesapeake Energy, Penn West might start selling off drilling sites and monetizing assets as land values increase over time.
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But Parry says there is anecdotal evidence that sales are actually on the rise, as councils start to turn off street lighting to conserve energy and money.
Play around for too long, and it might start putting off IOC investment into the Arctic as a graphic reminder of the political risk premium pervading Russia.
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