Bankers became immensely rich, although they had only a minor role in channelling direct investments into manufacturing businesses.
At the moment, however, international speculators seem to be playing a minor role.
Tax increases might play a minor role, clearing out foolish, wasteful and distorted taxes, but this is not the major solution.
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While such forces have played a minor role for Groupon, issues of software elegance and interface sophistication matter far less than simply managing marketing and growth.
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As a colonel leading a unit of (horseless) cavalry volunteers, known as the Rough Riders, he turned a relatively minor role in the San Juan battle into a national legend powerful enough to sweep him to the presidency.
"We believe that restricting imports through measures such as local content requirements only serves to raise prices, limit solar adoption, and hinder the growth of domestic solar industries, in which manufacturing plays a relatively minor role in overall economic value creation, " said a spokeswoman for Tempe, Ariz.
Government and its machinery played a minor supporting role.
That wasn't hard, considering he served in the chamber for 46 of his 76 years, has chaired two major committees, and has played a major or minor role in nearly every piece of significant social welfare or health legislation since the mid-1960s.
He said his company's role was minor, fulfilling a legal requirement that a local partner be involved.
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Keller says that was especially striking for a lawmaker who was scalded years ago by his relatively minor role in the Keating Five scandal.
It would make more sense for the Treasury to be involved, and to separate more clearly the role of fiscal and monetary policy, but, in the current state of play, this is a minor wrinkle.
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