The difference now, as compared to the 1990s, is that the U.S. consumer won't be there to pick up the overcapacity this time.

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In Cardiff, there's a world of difference in the services offered by UHW as compared with Llandough.

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The difference, she said, is that services represent fleeting experience, as compared with buying something with enduring value.

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