There are strong indications that words alone will not be enough to transform years of deep suspicion many Turks feel towards the United States, particularly after the long, widely unpopular war in neighboring Iraq.

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Among the EFSF's guarantors, only Finland retains a stable AAA. And there is no way that the EFSF's AAA can be sustained by small but fiscally super-strong Finland alone (Finland, like its non-EU neighbour Norway, has no net debt at all on a net basis).

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Big banks spend hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising alone, but a strong brand can be very profitable.

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No one should be allowed to swim alone, even if they are a strong swimmer.

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South African troops may not be strong enough to impose peace even in their own backyard, let alone farther afield.

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Cable companies such as Cox appear to be abandoning a go-it-alone approach to retail, a strong likelihood of network sharing that could provide both future revenue and the potential for up-front cash, thus reducing some cash needs.

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However, the argument that resolution 1441 alone has revived the authorisation to use force in resolution 678 will only be sustainable if there are strong factual grounds for concluding that Iraq has failed to take the final opportunity.

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