Firms will build factories in difficult places if they have to, but they much prefer places where contracts can be enforced, property rights are secure, taxes are predictable, executives feel safe, and workers get basic social services from the state.
Irish troops are in many very difficult places in the world and provide the kinds of stabilization and humanitarian efforts that make all the difference and save lives.
We have confirmed our solidarity also in the context of our joint operations in the most difficult places of the world.
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And these were Americans who, like so many others, both in uniform and civilians, who serve in difficult and dangerous places all around the world to advance the interests and the values that we hold dear as Americans.
Needless to say, drilling in such places is difficult and expensive, and therefore risky.
China is undoubtedly one of the most difficult places in the world to do business, and it was even harder in the 1990s when ASIMCO was born.
Using the passive-power principle found in crystal radios, the method has proved successful over short distances in places where it is difficult to replace batteries or carry out maintenance.
Today there is also growing interest in and work around how we treat cancer and other non-communicable diseases in places where it is difficult to access quality healthcare, and the United Nations and organizations like Susan G.
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They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different and difficult places.
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This is a very difficult concept in a society that places so much value on financial success.
The PM said the site was "one of the most remote places in the world" which meant it was difficult to get a full picture of what was happening.
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This was noteworthy, considering that mines are incredibly difficult places for reporters to get access to, even in normal circumstances.
In these places, distances are greater between things, arrangements more logistically difficult, good quality travel information harder to come by, and in some cases, personal safety more of an issue.
He said helicopters sometimes had to land in "very tricky places" by day and it would be more difficult at night, so the service had to develop its capability in order to operate safely.
In the wake of Jobs untimely death the outpouring of grief reached proportions that seem difficult to explain in normal times (it was the lead story even in places as far afield as India).
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Prof John Howson, who has monitored these figures for the past 10 years, said that unless the demand for graduates elsewhere in the economy experienced a downturn, it was difficult to see how all teacher training places would be filled this year.
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