Meanwhile the political opposition, especially abroad, is at odds with itself.

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This is still true, but the high expectations that exist for her government, at home and (especially) abroad, may nonetheless prove hard to live up to.

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Japanese manufacturers are making less at home and more abroad, especially in China (Toshiba has just announced that it is shifting to China all production of television sets for the Japan market).

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Four cents on the national wealth "dollar" for safeguarding our freedoms at home and interests abroad hardly seems excessive -- especially since we have generally spent a far higher percentage of GDP for these purposes since the end of the Second World War.

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Despite its difficulties at home, it is strong in most big markets abroad, especially China, which within a few years will be the world's largest.

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