The firm said strong currents might also lurk beneath the surface as water was drawn into the supply network.
And in May, Lenovo, a firm with strong connections to China's government, had finalised its purchase of the PC-making arm of IBM.
Dan Pearson, deputy European editor for GamesIndustry.biz, said the idea was a shrewd method of re-energising the firm's strong back catalogue.
Known for its classy men's suits, the firm has a strong brand.
The commission has ruled that even with the firm's strong position customers were unlikely to pay more or have less choice as a result of the merger.
While the firm has a strong presence in unconventional plays in the U.S. like most major oil field service firms, its presence in international unconventional plays remains quite limited.
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Analysts credited the firm's strong performance in the water market largely down to a decision last year to licence the distribution of Evian and Danone bottled water in North America.
Analysts stressed that the firm had a strong balance sheet and was making the strategic move to make more money from corporate loans, rather than in a desperate need for funds.
If she wants to get reelected, she had to distance herself from this in a very strong and firm manner.
Kramer likes the firm based on its strong talent pool and reputation.
The market research firm Avalere Health found strong insurer interest in participating in about a dozen states that have released details of their new insurance markets.
Hemlock prepared for the potentially negative volatility in the solar market by requiring strong and firm contracts with customers and getting customer pre-payments against these contracts.
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That 1993 merger combined Wessanen, a wholesaler of cocoa, flour and edible oils that had branched into consumer foods, and Bols, a spirits firm with a few strong Dutch brands.
Will the future corporate kinships of EnnisKnupp affect its perception of fierce independence so strong the firm in 2008 won a contract to help the U.S. Treasury Department run the TARP program?
Kellogg Company, a firm best known for its strong cereal brands, delivered a quarter that was a treat for its investors.
The firm's 850-strong family of workers resented the idea of being swallowed by an upstart such as Sega with its dry corporate culture.
Seattle law firm Bendich, Stobaugh and Strong, which brought the case, estimates that between 8, 000 and 12, 000 people who served as "permatemps" could receive payments in the settlement.
That is, the firm knows how to quickly build strong sales teams and call center operations.
Despite the strong figure, the firm warned of lower sales in the fourth quarter in Europe and North America.
Oil and gas firm Dana Petroleum has reported "strong results" from a gas appraisal well in the southern North Sea.
Throughout our working relationship, he has always impressed me with his tremendous dedication to the firm, his candor and his strong character.
Geographical diversification has also been a strong point for the firm.
Few doubt that they feel a strong emotional attachment to the firm that goes beyond the bottom line.
In a massive restructuring, almost one in ten of the firm's 250, 000-strong workforce will be made redundant by 2004.
Sales are also strong at TalentDrive, a firm that makes CV-screening software which helps companies sort through thousands of applications.
The firm's Item Club forecast predicts strong growth and below-target inflation, but tighter profit margins which could hit investments and jobs by next year.
"The firm is showing that it can produce strong revenues and earnings even when one or more sectors of the industry are not performing well, " chairman and chief executive Richard Fuld said.
Hugely ambitious, he modelled the firm on two Italian giants: Fiat, because it was a family firm that had grown huge from a strong domestic base, and Olivetti, for its technological innovation.
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