The OECD's PISA researchers conclude that the choices have little to do with ability and may well be influenced by ingrained stereotypes.
As O'Neill said in Tokyo, the Japanese do have the ability to act boldly and effectively when they resolve to do so.
The length of time it has taken is nothing to do with lack of ability, everything to do with how the talent ladder of the motor racing system works - or doesn't.
The ability of American companies steadily to improve their return on equity had much to do with their ability to raise other kinds of capital cheaply, and only when necessary.
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Scientists have discovered that, contrary to long-standing dogma, nerve cells in the spinal cord do retain an intrinsic ability to regenerate despite their normal failure to do so.
Louis University says Cheney's poll numbers do limit his ability to help the administration in some ways.
With the new Groups product, people do have the ability to add their friends on Facebook to a group.
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To Facebook that personal information is extremely valuable precisely because they do possess the ability to commoditize and exchange it for cash.
What ability do they have to pay restitution or contribute to society?
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But now that you do have the ability to slow it down, freeze it, this that and the other, it's definitely something to look into.
Success has much more to do with the ability to shift.
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What will they do with the ability to operate undetected?
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"Of all the amazing things animals can do, the ability of certain species to migrate significant distances across formidable geographical barriers is one of the most remarkable, " write the authors of the recent study.
Even those supporters ready to give Mr Sarkozy the benefit of the doubt on the scandals themselves worry about the damage they will do to his ability to make some of the hard choices that lie ahead.
We do have the ability to ensure that small businesses that are watching their premiums skyrocket and have to drop their coverage, we have control over that, and we think -- and we believe Congress believes that those are the problems of the American people and they should be addressed.
We do not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products, and our ability to do so successfully is unproven.
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And if we want to increase our collective ability to pay, we must do so by increasing our collective ability to earn , not by class warfare and government fiat.
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Let's face it: There are reasons the Mets' executives would want to name Wright captain that have nothing to do with Wright's leadership ability reasons that have nothing to do with baseball at all.
And without the ability to do a big acquisition, Citi is plowing money into stock repurchases.
Any further increase in size could fundamentally undermine the chamber's ability to do its job.
But always essential is the ability to do what is necessary when it is necessary.
The ability to do bigger deals is also being boosted by the ready availability of credit.
Competitive advantage comes from the ability to do things quicker and cheaper than a competitor.
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But Monitor said it had confidence in Mr Mellor's ability to do his job.
"This helps with the ability to do things both faster and more efficiently, " he said.
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"Once the dust settles, people will find the ability to do voice commands a boon, " Rogers says.
Technology will provide the ability to do things like reserving ride times before coming to the park.
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However, its ability to do so is questionable and largely depends on market conditions for the IPO.
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