The resources were amazing, to be sure, but I am really grateful for all of the exposure and connections that one step made for me.

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He said more than 700 employees at the building are being tested for exposure to anthrax -- an important step in helping to determine what areas of the office building were most affected.

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By no means does data breach insurance protect an organization against the event itself or all the consequences of data theft or exposure, but it is a prudent step to mitigate the resulting economic impact.

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Certainly, CNN's partnership is a big step forward for us, giving TED exposure to a vast global audience hungry for knowledge that matters.

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The phonemaker's attempt at increasing its exposure to the lucrative mobile music and gaming market is seen a key step for the company that made its mark in regions such as Western Europe with its music-focused sub-brand Walkman phones and camera-focuses Cybershot handsets.

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As the biggest overall consumer of energy in the world, no one is in any doubt that China has to step up equity deals, both for security of supply, and more importantly, to hedge price risk exposure in future.

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