But Gates didn't get to be the world's richest man by overpaying for shoddy technology.
But Gates is also aware of the public relations problem as Karzai stirs the pot.
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But Gates admitted it was inevitable that much of the material would end up in the public domain.
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But Gates shares Buffett's interest in the media world and even likes to joke that he has created a digital encyclopedia called Encarta that now outsells World Book, which is controlled by Buffett.
Previous accidents in which drivers hit crossover gates were severe, but the gates were in the wall and not the fence for Mike Harmon's accident at Bristol in 2002 and Michael Waltrip's at the same track in 1990.
But if Gates's words to Newsweek are any indication, all of this may be about to change.
But Bill Gates aside, most 40-somethings aren't yet financially secure enough to give huge chunks of wealth away.
But Mr Gates is surely right to believe that no form of diplomacy succeeds without consistency, patience and long-term investment.
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Rohrabacher left the panel to attend another hearing, but told Gates they would resume their discussion at a reception Wednesday evening.
But Bill Gates won a reprieve in November 2001, after an appeals court rejected the breakup and Microsoft agreed to a settlement.
But under Gates relentless drumming, Windows NT is exploding, growing from less than 25% of units shipped in 1996 to nearly 40% last year.
But Bill Gates has been a partner, competitor and student of IBM, sometimes all at once, and he can take solace in its history.
But when Gates examined the situation more closely, he discovered that one reason people have lots of children is because of high infant mortality rates.
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But the gates of the camps flew open, and there emerged the ultimate rebuke to hate and to ignorance -- survivors would live and love again.
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Look at the market value of internet franchises like Facebook, Google and Baidu, not that their headmen collect art early on, but sooner or later they turn out sometime collectors like Bill Gates, but not the media honcho of Mexico, Carlos Slim, who works hard giving away his wealth.
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He shook hands with Mr Gates but there were no bilateral powwows, as in past years.
By 2014, Southwest will be restricted to 16 gates but will be able to fly to higher-demand markets such as New York and Los Angeles.
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Mr. Gates said Mr. Obama's decision to continue the missile strikes had been communicated to the Pakistani government, but Mr. Gates also praised Pakistan as "a friend and partner" and promised the U.S. will help the shaky civilian government in Islamabad.
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But when Robert Gates took over from Rumsfeld during the depths of American despair in Iraq, he soon began to doubt the relevance of the program to a world in which elusive adversaries were planting improvised explosives along every transportation artery in war zones.
There are certainly graves behind the Glendale park's majestic wrought-iron gates, but that's where the similarities end.
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But America, Mr Gates insisted in Singapore, wants to remain an Asia-Pacific power.
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But, with average gates double those of their nearest MLS cohorts, including LA Galaxy, Seattle clearly has a few other tricks up its sleeve.
The area still has some mansions behind tall gates, but, starting in the 1970s, smaller, boxier houses started appearing and then high-rise towers.
The Slovaks had the race all but won with five gates left to go, and the packed amphitheater style grandstand started roaring in acknowledgment.
Perhaps this lesson eluded Gates, but most important thing Scouts learn is how to lead, and how to follow, people who are different from them.
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But Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that's not a real possibility.
But this year the gates will remain closed, with the long periods of freezing weather over the winter blamed for damage to the drains and pump house.
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