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As we can see from the example of Ukraine, free elections and a free press do not automatically lead to improvement in other areas of governance, particularly if wealth and political influence remain in the hands of a small number of oligarchs (this will be the case in Russia even if Putin magically disappears tomorrow).
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"I can't even think what would happen if our Prosek disappears, " Tomic said.
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If someone disappears and no ransom call comes, should it even be called kidnapping?
NEWYORKER: The Kingpins
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If the very rich can use their power to monopolize wealth today and a prosperous middle class disappears, then the disappearance of demand will force even the wealthiest to suffer a sharply reduced style of life.
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It can be very hard to tell from their financial reports whether there are problems around the corner and even banks that look sound can get in trouble if their funding disappears.
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When they go the perch disappears, and with it goes the hope of employment, even for the smartest of kids.
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With the directional uncertainty following this report, it could indicate that we are moving back into a time where positive news, even out of the US, actually weakens the dollar as the safe haven play disappears.
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Meanwhile, the rest of us continue to struggle with the problems users face even in a Windows 7 world: sporadic freezing, the occasional printer that disappears from our network, the sudden shutdown of Word when in the middle of a document.
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