Profits this year are likely to be flat but will gather strength going into 2009.

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The sick gather strength from the help and good wishes of relatives and friends, who, in turn, are strengthened by the courage of the afflicted.

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In addition, few legacy ecosystems and competencies mean entrepreneurs and organizations must develop new clusters to create markets and pool resources to gather strength enough to build something of value.

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Political experts, however, say it will be hard for McCain to gather strength under the caucus system, in which voters convene in 2, 100 precinct meetings across the state to signal their preferences.

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"I would include the supernatural force - the presence of God - and then suggest that the man picked to do this kind of work be wise and that he should know how to gather strength not just from within himself but from God, " he says.

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If the XLF is already embarking on the third wave, each passing day should see it gather more strength.

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Whether or not Suharto's opponents will be able to gather any strength as a result is difficult to predict.

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And it's expected to gather new strength when it hits warm waters again and forecaster say, heads towards Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas.

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The project uses devices called wave rider buoys, installed about five nautical miles off Bragar and Siader in Lewis, to gather data about wave height and strength.

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