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  • Access to Formula One racing is said to be a key factor driving Kirch's motivation to buy EM.

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  • To summarize: you prep for thoughtful discussion of a subject, even working through key points with a producer, only to be ambushed in one way or another on air.

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  • The savvy staff has learned that communication is the key to a happy relationship, and one evening, a solicitous waiter divulged that a simple design flaw is the cause of those onerous waits: the kitchen is too small to keep up.

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  • While the top 12 clubs are largely in agreement over many of the original proposals made by the strategic review group - including the reintroduction of a winter break and an earlier start to the season - the key one of league reconstruction remains a significant point of contention.

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  • The CTO in a software company is one of the key players in figuring out how to explain a product to potential buyers.

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  • These surveys point to a key flaw of Obamacare (and Romneycare): that one of the critical ways to improve access and reduce the cost of health care is to increase the supply of doctors and hospitals.

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  • So, moving on, their second step is to send a spoofed e-mail (one that looks like it comes from a trusted friend or client) to one of your key employees or partners and the e-mail includes an infected attachment.

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  • The Samsung attorney also told the jury that they would find no evidence that a consumer would mistake a Samsung device for an Apple one, addressing a key point the jury will need to consider in deciding whether patents were infringed.

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  • Since an investor is contemplating a fund or funds to be a core, long-term holding, one key measure is the 3-year, 5-year or 10-year return compared to the benchmark.

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  • Its catastrophe was like a prelude to Greece, with one key difference: the Irish introduced austerity.

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  • Eating well, then, is one key to a healthy brain.

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  • The result was a major setback to one of the key movers of the Northern Ireland peace process, who had recently talked of wanting to return to the forefront of Irish politics.

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  • Up to now, those in the market for a color inkjet all-in-one typically had to choose between a number of desired key features.

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  • Qusayr is a key location because it sits astride one route to the Syrian coast and another to the Lebanese border.

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  • Health minister Earl Howe said the setting of a mandate for the board by the secretary of state was "one of the key levers that ministers will have to set a national health policy".

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  • From a foreign policy perspective, she adds, it is also a smart move for the United States to strengthen its economic ties with several key countries in a region with at least one vocal anti-American leader, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.

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