Other third quarter results were a testament to its gathering strength and ability to withstand economic uncertainty.

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Meanwhile, Save Lamu's momentum is gathering strength and their court case is pending.

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Asia's exports may be peaking, then, even as inflation is gathering strength.

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The sport seems to be gathering strength on the East Coast.

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Even before the latest row, the camp of naysayers, who are opposed in principle rather than on specific grounds to Turkey's EU membership, was gathering strength.

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All markets need to pause and take a break and the bulls appear to be merely gathering strength for their next big upside assault on the key target from the October 2012 peak.

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Anti-immigrant and anti-EU parties are gathering strength.

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Welcome to a typical Highland gathering: a day of tests of brute strength, lung-power and agility, an entertainment that can be found nearly every weekend somewhere in the Scottish Highlands during the summer.

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France forced the concerns about the euro's strength on to the agenda of a Brussels gathering of finance ministers.

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And much as Facebook derives its power from being the world's virtual nexus of socialization, America can and must solidify its innovation strength by becoming the world's front porch for innovation, the gathering point for the global conversation.

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