Fitzgerald charged that Libby told FBI agents and the grand jury that "he was at the tail end of a chain of phone calls, passing on from one reporter what he heard from another" about Plame.
When he reached the end of the chain, it jerked and he dropped as if shot.
It was a contagious chain of misbehavior, and what really was significant was not how a teacher stopped the deviancy at the end of the chain but whether she was able to stop the chain before it started.
Same-store sales at the front-end of the drugstore chain rose 2.7%, while same-store pharmacy sales rose 1.2%.
The consequences stretch from one end of the food chain to the other, as higher food prices prompt a response.
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But is it the case that this division of labor necessarily directs the biggest rewards to the most gifted by putting them at the highest end of the value chain?
According to Mr Fitzgerald's summation, Mr Libby claimed, to the FBI and under oath to the grand jury, to be at the end of a gossip chain, passing what he heard from reporters on to other reporters without substantiation.
However, much of the oxygen was removed from the lower end of the equity market food chain by amendments to the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act, which were motivated by concerns of potentials for fraud on small investors.
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But they have the traditional skills needed for the unique finishes and state-of-the art features that come at the end of the fabric production chain.
The Sonnet adapter connects directly to a computer, or at the end of a Thunderbolt device chain with a Thunderbolt cable (available at the Apple Store).
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Consider John Mackey, the boss of Whole Foods, a chain of high-end supermarkets.
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But, as anyone on the "field-end" rather than the "fork-end" of the food supply chain will tell you, these days margins are tight and competition fierce.
In collaboration with the NPD Group, its parent company, DisplaySearch uniquely offers a true end-to-end view of the display supply chain from materials and components to shipments of electronic devices with displays to sales of major consumer and commercial channels.
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In CF partnerships, a manufacturer and retailer, working together at either end of a (simplified) supply chain, share information about future demand.
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As COO, Cook was previously responsible for all of the company's worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple's supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries.
Additionally, Cigen has inked a deal with Alila, a boutique hotel operator in Singapore, to set up a chain of high-end wellness resorts in exotic Asian locations.
High demand: The concerns are not the result of weak demand but merely related to supply-chain issues which Qualcomm hopes to overcome by the end of the September quarter.
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Greenpeace asks companies to measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of their products: supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, customer use, and end-of-life, using a combination of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy policy advocacy.
Tibco is focusing on serving this end-to-end value chain for analytics with its portfolio of products.
Taj Lands End, a branch of the famous Taj hotel chain -- its lobby is great for people watching.
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