If you had to make a prediction about what will happen in the future with the waves of people that have been marching in the streets in cities across America, if they do begin to participate more in the political process, what do you expect that we'll see?

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Investors believe that cloud computing and robotic-assisted surgery are waves of the future.

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When the checkered flag waves Sunday, the future of F1 in this country should become clearer.

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But assuming that other countries launch further waves of stimulus plans in the future, the hope is that Germany's competitive exports will benefit disproportionately.

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This view fits nicely to the Kondratieff long waves I use as a model for future scenarios.

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In future they may also be expected to compensate people if their land goes under the waves.

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Any future design would also be built to withstand damage caused by disasters such as tidal waves and earthquakes.

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For the foreseeable future, there will be plenty of periods in which diversification will seem to fail as tidal waves of money crash in and out of all assets at once.

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