Critical mass seems to be growing for serious patent reform legislation in the U.S. At the CES Innovation Policy Summit, the best-attended session so far featured Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), who is co-sponsoring a bill which would severely limit the ability of holding companies to use the patent system to extort settlements, especially in the highly-litigated information technology sector.
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By holding on, even amid cruelty and loss, and then expanding to a sense of compassion, an ability to love -- by holding on to her humanity -- she has inspired countless others who have known injustice and misfortune in their own lives.
Jayawardene was single-handedly holding the innings together and his ability to find the rope with an element of regularity drove Sri Lanka past the 100 mark.
Exchange-traded funds, which trade like stocks and have no minimum holding restrictions, also give investors the ability to easily move on when market leadership inevitably changes.
"The nation's largest bank holding companies have continued to improve their ability to withstand an extremely adverse hypothetical economic scenario and are collectively in a much stronger capital position than before the financial crisis, " the US central bank said in a statement.
For example, we found that a simple task that intervenes while you are holding a piece of information will degrade your ability to remember it.
The ability to outsource production to Asia is holding down wages.
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"There is the ability for the tenants to object to the planning permission on the grounds that it would have a massive affect on that tenant's ability to make a living from the holding, " said George Dunn, chief executive of the Tenant Farmer's Association.
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But holding credit card debt rather than medical debt could hinder your ability to get financial assistance if you run into trouble paying your bills.
The Obama administration filed a brief in the case supporting the Pentagon officials, saying that holding such officials liable for developments in the future could affect their ability to make appropriate policy decisions.
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Another neat feature that takes advantage of the newfound hovering capability is the ability to toggle between brush, pencil and eraser simply by holding the pen above the screen and clicking the button.
In fact, SLCMs permit virtually every combatant ship in the inventory to enjoy a crucial capability which once resided exclusively in the relatively small number of aircraft carriers: the ability to defend itself and to project naval power over great ranges by holding at risk enemy shipping and targets ashore.
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And they can avoid holding inventory and warehouses, thanks to more efficient shipping routes from Asia and the ability to manage orders through a website instead of guessing how much product to give a traditional retailer ahead of time, said Liam Casey, chief executive of PCH International, which handles manufacturing and fulfillment for large and small tech companies.
Mobility upwards through socioeconomic classes is not as simple was holding down a good job for a lifetime, it requires education, ingenuity, and the ability to break generational economic cycles that keep families from achieving financial independence over the long-term.
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One challenge holding back venture-backed companies outside the U.S., said Breyer, was the ability to scale.
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It will only wreck the ability of future governments to borrow and spend, along with the investment returns of those left holding debt that deficit worriers have for decades been telling us is worthless.
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