According to the report, which originated on the CNBC cable channel, Icahn began building a significant position in Yahoo!

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It was involved in building the Channel Tunnel and the Thames Barrier.

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It has a key role in building the Channel Tunnel fast rail link and it is also a leading contender to take over the infrastructure contract for London Underground.

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It is building a descending channel to watch.

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Opening up a two-way communication channel with customers is vital for building a brand for your business in Web 2.0.

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For Kabam, which started off building social games for Facebook, adding Pokki brings another distribution channel.

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This was made clear in a speech last week by the prime minister, who talked about building on the Treasury's use of so-called "credit easing" to channel cheap finance to housing projects, businesses and infrastructure.

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To speed that process, IFTTT is building out a platform that will make it easy for anyone with an API to create a channel on IFTTT.

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