"Huawei might not be famous now, " she said.

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Had he started out buying an insurance company, Buffett says, his famous firm could now be worth twice what it is today.

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England expatriates in the Sydney area - as well as the regular travelling supporters - could now be tempted to make a beeline to the famous old ground on the final day after it was announced entry would be free.

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It may be that few remember it now, but Rivera didn't throw his famous cutter when he first came to the majors, and he didn't throw it for his first couple of years as a reliever, during which he was as good as he's always been.

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Koetsu was the first Japanese to sign one of his own tea bowls the famous "Fuji" bowl, now designated a national treasure by the Japanese and hence unable to be shown in the U.S. but he never ran his own kiln.

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Indeed, the Mittelstand's main preoccupation now seems to be getting good grades from its creditors, not displaying the business flair that made it famous.

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