This would mark a shift from the current set-up in which such matters are looked after by non-profit bodies which are officially under the remit of the US Department of Commerce, but in effect operate at arm's length from the US government.

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Under the new proposals, the EU will shift from the current bargaining over quotas - a system often attacked by environmental groups - to fishing based on "maximum sustainable yield" (MSY).

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Large turnarounds in current account balances generally require a shift in competitiveness that re-allocates domestic and foreign spending towards locally-produced goods.

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The key, however, is to shift your mind-set from all of the problems in the current economic environment to all of the opportunities that these problems might be generating.

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This, Gaffney continues, could result if the administration's rhetorical shift reinforces the perception many Americans have been given of the current conflict - that it is not a war.

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Not just that: it needed capital to finance a major production shift to the next generation of 64-byte DRAMs that will replace the current 16-byte model late next year.

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In addition, in our current system ratings tend to get "stale"--or become irrelevant--as market dynamics shift.

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It is struggling to shift China away from the current unsustainable model, where growth is propelled by vast investment and export-led manufacturing, towards one where domestic consumption plays a bigger role.

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