Economic, political and religious institutions have all lost their aura, doing away with existing points of reference and changing the face of the market.

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In this regard, the agreed objectives of the Convention of Biological Diversity are a particularly useful reference for what business should be doing about biodiversity.

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Books, historical events and the myths that grow up around them, places, memories and ways of doing things form a common frame of cultural reference that defines a nation.

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And I would reference to the state of Florida specifically doing their statewide hurricane exercise focused on a hurricane occurring during the RNC.

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As long as an article included accurate citations, he said he had "no problem" with it being used as a reference for younger students, although academics would "probably be better off doing their own research".

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Currency traders in Eastern Europe use the euro as their main reference currency, and will typically choose their trades based on what the European currency is doing relative to the dollar.

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