In the U.S., collaboration between private industry and government can be a critical link.

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Instead of simply hitting back hard on gun control measures, they should be making the critical link between surges in gun violence and unemployment particularly in the inner city.

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Indeed, that is a critical missing link in HP's strategy.

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As a leading global payments company, MasterCard (NYSE: MA) serves as a franchisor, processor and advisor to the payments industry, and makes commerce happen by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, governments, businesses, merchants and cardholders worldwide in more than 210 countries and territories.

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The Magna deal had been deemed unfair by both unions and politicians in Spain, Belgium and the UK where many were critical of a link between the German aid package and job guarantees in Opel's German factories.

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The one concern that caught my attention, however, is the critical issue of measurement of social impact and its link to investor returns.

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The award winning Boxee Box by D-Link, first released in December 2009, received critical acclaim from the industry and is highly anticipated by consumers.

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Sprint Data Link provides mobile employees and connected devices with access to their mission-critical business information over a private wireless network, separate from the public Internet.

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