Companies that base future planning on historical trends find themselves rapidly in trouble.

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Russia says it also remains committed to sending cosmonauts beyond Earth's orbit in the future, including to a permanent base on the moon that it says could be used as a future launching pad for flights to Mars.

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Mr. Perez decided to base the company's future on consumer and commercial inkjet printing.

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Finally, the results of the examiners' effort would be added to the knowledge base--thus enabling future examiners to build on it.

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The future of Lossiemouth RAF base is already in doubt as a decision on Tornado bases in the UK is awaited later this year, following last year's defence review.

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Economists argue that one reason why India's economy can grow faster than that of China in the near future is simply on account of what statisticians describe as a "base effect".

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Military and political leaders convince themselves they can rely on air power and sea power to fight future wars, and thus neglect the industrial base that makes rapid production of armored systems feasible.

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From December 1997 to June 1998, the Philippine Centennial Exposition, showcasing the country's past, present and future, will be held on a 60-hectare site in the former Clark air base, northeast of Manila.

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Google, of course, stands to make some money selling the things, but with advertising on apps expressly disallowed (for now) and with a very, very limited user base for the foreseeable future, where's the revenue?

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