Many outsiders underestimate just how much Wall Street firms prize a strong work ethic and clear ambition.

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Frank has a clear ambition to promote his fashion ideas well beyond Kenya.

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There is a clear ambition gap.

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But their ambition is clear: Shin Odake, chief executive of Uniqlo USA, says the company will open 4, 000 stores worldwide by the next decade, up from 1, 020 now.

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Whether reality will match ambition is less clear.

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As soon as it came to speaking to people at Newcastle, it became clear they have the desire and ambition to succeed.

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