These are small steps, but prudent ones, in the right direction of freer markets.

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She insisted the Scottish Parliament-endorsed constitutional commission should not just look at more powers for the Scottish Parliament but which ones should move in the opposite direction, such as counter terrorism and contingency planning.

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The high cost of technology and the gains it promises are now tipping the balance more firmly in the direction of the very big ones and against small regional or community banks.

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Kris Gopalakrishnan, the boss of Infosys, thinks the outsourcing business will evolve in a similar direction elsewhere, rapidly in poor countries and more slowly in rich ones.

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Of course, it also raises challenges, but primarily ones that will push corporate IT to move in a better direction.

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Coaxing states in the direction of success, so that relatively clean institutions drive out the dirtiest ones, may be the most realistic goal.

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But then the shadow Welsh secretary moved on to devolution, and took out of his pocket a couple of rocks, ones with pretty sharp edges that he fully intended to lob in the Welsh government's direction.

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But picking which routes you want to explore might be tough because there are so many good ones, which is why our Forbes Travel Guide editors are here to help send you off in the right direction.

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