On this afternoon in early December he is recalling his past and projecting out a bit--five years hence--for the business empire whose saga has seen him go from plastic-flower manufacturer to the richest resident of Asia.
Hence - having ruled out sanctions altogether - the hint of a shift in the Russian foreign minister's recent comments that "if sanctions could help stop violence and maintain stability... we would be the most decisive supporters".
In Britain May the third was a bank holiday -- hence the one-day delay.
He fears it might drop further and that he may even lose his job--hence the financial-planning course.
To the extent that many of Europe's new jobs are for lower-paid (and hence lower-skilled) workers, this trend may, at least in the short term, dampen labour productivity growth.
They're reluctant to invest--hence the cash reserves--because they don't know how much the government will take for its share.
Then he discovered a new Japanese method of cutting diamonds: When viewed under a low-magnification (3x) lens, the stone refracted light in such a way as to give off a pattern of eight heart-shaped sparkles at the bottom of the diamond and eight arrow-shaped fire-bursts through the top--hence the name "hearts-and-arrows" diamonds.
Hence loss-makers, funded from taxes, became themselves profit-making and so massive tax contributors.
That culture is less product-focused, more service-focused, and hence more customer-focused.
Hence Coca-Cola can peddle the same sugary syrup for decades, but an oil company has to keep discovering new fields and a pharmaceuticals company must keep refilling its drugs pipeline.
This ideal is a far cry from reality for many UNESCO member states and hence UNESCO-UNEVOC gives priority in its work to those with the greatest need: developing nations, economies in transition and those in a post-conflict situation.
Controlling steering using electric motors also helps to reduce fuel consumption and hence carbon-dioxide emissions. (Electric motors require power only when the steering wheel is turned, whereas a hydraulic pump drains power from the engine all the time.) Ford reckons 90% of its cars will have electronic steering within three years.
For example, the literacy levels of people aged 52-60 when tested in 1995 are used to estimate the competencies of 17-25-year-olds in 1960, and hence the human-capital investment that had just been made in the course of that cohort's education.
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Maybe the public-sector premium arises from an incentive problem and hence higher public-sector pay can be used as an indicator of poor quality in this sector.
Perhaps the company's " problems" in Europe and the lackluster reception towards the current iteration of Zune -- hence the focus on Zune's primary innovation, WiFi -- have calmed Gates, or maybe the iPod franchise has grown so huge that even its main competitors can't conceive of aiming for first place.
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Initially, the projected revenue for Scotland - and hence the cut in block grant - would be calculated by the Treasury with an initial guarantee of financial stability.
The Wii controller's resemblance to a TV remote sure hasn't been lost on us -- hence the affectionate "Wiimote" moniker that most people have assigned to the unique little controller -- but it doesn't look like it's been lost on Nintendo either.
In practice, this is unacceptable: hence the carve-out, which takes money off the top for management.
Hence why NY-listed shares in Nokia lost 4.1% of their value on Monday morning.
The shell is flexible and covered in a black leathery skin - hence the name leatherback.
The Texas Rangers used this model in the early 1840s--hence the Texas Paterson moniker.
Hence, 90-95% of the revenues were earned well before 2 weeks of the event.
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With M:i-2, Cruise proved to be a Bruce Lee fan -- hence the flying kicks.
And robust backlogs mean reasonable predictability in financial results--hence the market enthusiasm for all things aerospace.
Hence national self-sufficiency is, then and now, pointless and irrelevant to any consuming nation's security.
If the risk is obvious, there's no need for a warning label--hence, steak knives don't have them.
It turns out the average person touches their face up to 16 times per hour-hence the concern.
Lauder -- hence RSL. The company's strategy is to move in as soon as new markets are deregulated.
Antiques Roadshow and The X Factor are at two ends of the spectrum - hence you get massive audiences.
You can bookmark any page and get at it later through a common portal -- hence the Axis name.
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