The automatic gearboxes so popular in America are an important source of energy losses.
Within a year, it is claimed, Colombia may cease to be an important source of drugs.
Europe has not been just a cash cow, but an important source for political thinking.
Mr Trihatmodjo's bank was an important source of funds for some of his other businesses.
Postgraduate courses have become an important source of income for universities, particularly from overseas students.
At stake is an important source of value for nearly every professional sports team: taxpayer subsidies.
Although Forbes has always been an important source of business information, the Federal government seemed out of place.
One might argue that such risks are justified, because the SBA is an important source of small-business lending.
Core publishing business is an important source of free cash flow and has synergies with the local deals business.
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China has good reason to help Europe, its biggest export market and an important source of technology and know-how.
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Vendor financing will be an important source of funds, since equipment costs for Alpha will run into millions of dollars.
The CMBS market is watched closely in the commercial real-estate industry because the securities are an important source of finance.
The construction industry is an important source of political funds, and a big employer, accounting for a lot of voters.
Nature is also an important source of inspiration in many industries, providing prototypes for all kinds of product or process innovations.
The attendance of President George W. Bush, first lady Laura Bush and Gov. Tim Kaine was an important source of support.
Informal or underground lending has long been an important source of credit for many of China's firms, particularly during periods of credit tightening.
We believe that BlackRock has identified this trend as an important source of growth and scale, which helped to justify the BGI acquisition.
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Other discoveries included large quantities of charred hazelnut shells, suggesting they were an important source of food for the occupants of the house.
Abramovich is an important source on the history of Russian privatization.
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Angels are an important source of deals for the bigger funds.
The area of eastern Japan which is an important source of electrical components for the car industry has been badly hit by the earthquake in March.
"Investor sentiment is likely to weaken considerably as an important source of potential inflows has likely been plugged, " said Rajeev Malik, an economist at the firm.
So management fees have become an important source of profits for VC firms, especially those that have posted weak and negative returns to their investors in the post-2000 years.
Devarajan agrees that private firms could provide an important source of jobs for the young and says African businessmen are taking advantage of the opportunities available now.
Although, in theory, the monarchy inhabits a realm far above the murk of daily government, it has been an important source of legitimacy for the unelected prime minister.
But even animal bones are an important source of scarce calcium for ravens and lemmings and foxes and, well, the entire food chain, because the Arctic recycles everything.
While new measures must be phased in over time so as not to interfere with the flow of credit, establishing those rules now can be an important source of certainty and confidence.
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Last week's decision by Britain to name them as a terrorist organisation to be banned from running its overseas headquarters in London may deprive the Tigers of an important source of money.
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