And we -- I and others watch with interest the developments in the Republican primary, but we're focused on the work we're doing here.

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"Replacing Alex Ferguson is a monumental task and one that shareholders will watch with great interest and nervous uncertainty, " he said in a note on the firm's website.

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Given the numerous precedents in which Brussels has treated the powerful differently from the weak, many European capitals will watch this issue with interest.

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All the same, governments in other places planning carbon pricing, such as South Korea and some Chinese provinces, will watch what unfolds in Australia with interest.

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Patek Philippe remains by far the leading haute horlogerie watch brand with 23.6 percent of brand interest share.

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So the in-house Conservative critics will watch Lord Deighton's ringmastering of new investment with considerable interest, and a mind to use his performance in evidence against the chancellor, if he fails to meet their expectations.

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Yet with long-term interest rates at historically lows, and with the US government already on the credit agency watch, conservative investors may be cautions in getting on the side of the Fed, while aggressive investors may want to bet against it.

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