Airbnb had great timing and fast-moving founders but benefited equally from a sea change over the past five years in consumer attitudes about ownership, a shift that could prove to be the longest-lasting legacy of the Great Recession.
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But beneath the increased growth is a seismic shift that could hurt branded and generic drug makers alike.
It is possible that iPad phenom will play a part in the process that could see a substantial traffic shift towards the iMessage platform.
Both sides are aware that gun-owners' rights are taking shape as a campaign issue that could shift the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
At the same time, the shift establishes a process that could take years to complete.
Second, by accepting that bail-out funds can go straight to banks, Mrs Merkel has made a big shift from her insistence that help could go only to governments, with tough conditions attached.
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But Doug Berman, a law professor at Ohio State University who follows federal sentencing law, says it reflects a shift in the political climate and that it could lead to bigger changes.
For example, those big Scottish financial firms which warned their employees during the 1992 election that devolution could mean a shift of jobs south of the border have been persuaded by Tony Blair's promise of a referendum to remain silent on devolution at this election.
In fact, argues Nicholas Carr, the former editor of the Harvard Business Review and author of the new book The Big Switch, those Web applications are signs of a fundamental change, a shift from the desktop to the Web that could redefine computing--and Google's business model.
Amidst the many stories that cross my desk daily about bosses behaving badly, corporations shipping jobs overseas and employee frustration in the workplace, I have recently seen some stories that give me hope that we could see a shift in the way the leaders of corporations view their responsibilities.
Sunita was dressed in a white linen shift, and welcomed us with a short speech that, as far as I could tell, was composed of cut-up extracts from diet books.
These trends and my own personal experiences with the health care industry motivated me to create Revolution Health with the hope that we could help catalyze a shift to a new system driven by consumers, shaped by market forces and powered by technology.
Outwardly calm, the three continue to represent districts that, with the shift of a line, could turn hostile.
The president of Ford Australia, Geoff Polites, said on Friday that any more stoppages could trigger a shift to overseas suppliers.
Facebook argued this reflected a shift in society towards greater openness and noted that users could still adjust privacy settings back again.
While not surprising, Richman and Break Media do see it in a shift in priorities for men everywhere, and one that could easily be attributed to the changing economy and workforce.
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They also suggest that in the long run a cultural shift could be needed "towards greater belief in the value of education and the importance of a hard work ethic... to ensure England's future prosperity and economic success in an increasingly competitive world".
Just beware that the FOMC with a new Fed Chief could shift away from these QE maneuvers.
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Ghai notes that he has been cautious on the provider of enterprise wireless networking gear ahead of an expected upgrade cycle in expectations that a shift to the higher speed 802.11ac standard could cause a pause in the market.
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The story will probably now shift to civil courts around the world: that could be a long process.
The policy shift follows a study by the Joint Chiefs of Staff that determined the military could become much more aggressive at allowing women into excluded roles.
The historic policy shift follows a study by the Joint Chiefs of Staff that determined the military could become much more aggressive at allowing women into excluded roles.
Hence - having ruled out sanctions altogether - the hint of a shift in the Russian foreign minister's recent comments that "if sanctions could help stop violence and maintain stability... we would be the most decisive supporters".
You could be sure that that would immediately bring about a big shift in corporate behavior.
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And he adds that if Windows tablet sales remain slow, there could be a shift in policy in the June 2014 fiscal year.
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Prof Robert Modlin, a dermatology and microbiology expert at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the study raises the possibility that a decrease or increase of one of these two proteins could shift the balance from mild to more serious disease.
The interface of Minority Report was, in many ways, just as futuristic, but also more accessible -- something that we could see as an extension of existing technology rather than a shift to something completely different.
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But then, most companies found that they could save money and shift the risk to the employees by a 401(k) plan.
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