The machine could prove difficult to program, but software developers from Activision to Hasbro have already expressed interest in the system.

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That could make it difficult for the chain to differentiate itself from other online rivals in the already crowded space in China, where it would have to compete with the likes of global names Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and local giants like Jingdong .

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We can already see from the protest marches and strikes that will be a difficult plan to implement.

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As the Syrians and Israelis have already discovered, when nothing is down on paper, it is difficult for new talks to start from where the old ones broke off.

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As for Slovakia, England have already had the early warning of a very difficult game out there, when they had to fight back from a goal down to earn what was ultimately a deserved 2-1 victory.

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