Early adopters of e-scheduling capabilities will gain a real competitive edge -- remember how the most active stock traders gravitated toward brokerages that offered online trading first?
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The big companies do of course have a competitive edge - they have the buying power to secure the cheapest deals, and the capacity to support a loss when discounting.
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"The SNP want to see business tax rates lowered to encourage enterprise and give the Scottish economy a much-needed competitive edge, " he added.
America simply cannot afford to extend and compound the CWC's damage to its cutting-edge industries in the highly competitive biotech and genetic-engineering fields.
Where adrenaline is the common fuel and superb skills are the norm, the competitive edge for world-class gamers is focus.
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"Oracle owns the relationships with banks, and that will give I-flex a competitive edge, " says Virginia Garcia, research director at TowerGroup, a consultancy.
The Germans have put up with meagre pay rises and tight budgets to keep their cutting-edge industry competitive and public finances in order, whereas the French have put off serious reform and built up huge public debt, while working shorter weeks and taking more holidays.
"It's a fine line between being perfect role models and being competitive - we must not lose the edge, " said Watson.
The use of multi-player simulations adds a competitive edge to the training environment.
Larger pots of gold tied to reaching consumers has meant B2C brands push harder and spend more to gain an edge in hyper-competitive markets.
Bloomberg executives rushed to reassure them, when it came out last week that Bloomberg reporters had been using data gleaned from subscriber terminals to get an edge in the competitive news-gathering business.
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Good training is an industry-wide need, not a competitive edge for any single firm.
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However, it is important to note that our ability to build and preserve our nation's competitive edge does not start with post-graduate education.
OM, on the other hand, seeks to turn London into a leading contender in a newly competitive pan-European market, hoping a technological edge will help it draw in business.
The GC-2 not only gives you a competitive edge to take your friends apart, but has a look that will stand out from the crowd with a sleek black finish.
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But the Merc wanted more--to keep its edge in an increasingly competitive (and consolidating) arena.
E-Trade has been able to establish a competitive edge by offering its customers banking solutions along with their brokerage services.
Where in our work and lives does our no-sweat approach cost us productivity, a competitive edge, and even our ability to renew and recover?
Congress should stop these impending regulations and vote to force the executive to issue the legally-required visas before America further loses its competitive edge.
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Under present and foreseeable circumstances, the Kozyrev proposal also would give an unfair competitive edge in international arms deals to Russian state-owned industries that are not subject to free enterprise forces.
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Our self-reliant ethic prevents our communalism from dulling our competitive edge.
In Singapore, we sought employees who could demonstrate "aggressive hospitality" toward guests, rather than "speak when spoken to" behavior, to create a competitive edge within a society that is not traditionally service-based.
Exemplified by Apple, and the success of their elegant products, design-thinking is proving to be more and more the competitive edge for entrepreneurs.
For all the talk of cheap gas giving America a competitive edge, manufacturing only employs 9% of the non-farm workforce in the U.S., and the chemicals sector a mere 0.6%.
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Samsung plans to also bolster its competitive edge in mobile phones with the debut of new high-end smartphones, and by reinforcing the full lineup of products and its presence in emerging markets.
Going through it, I noticed that Groupon addresses head-0n the big question: How does it maintain its competitive edge?
This could make Facebook a one-stop-shop for users and businesses, giving Facebook a huge competitive edge in many social categories.
While opening up two-way control and surrendering the UI to its perceived over-the-top video-providing enemy could change pay-TV as we know it, the trade-off is Google TV compatibility could give 'em the competitive edge they need.
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His objective was to turn the Empire State Building into a state-of-the-art property with a restored image that would give it a unique competitive marketing edge.
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For most inter-city journeys of more than two hours and less than five, rail has the competitive edge in safety, reliability and speed over both aircraft and cars.
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