Advertising reliably pulls in visitors, says Simon Anholt, who advises governments on their international image.
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On the contrary, it still has influence over the Russians, who remain surprisingly sensitive about their international image.
Because Bahrain hosts a U.S. naval presence, and because it has been able to cultivate an international image as an ally against radicalism even as it remains a theocratic state, there is an assumption that the American influence in Bahrain could be decisive.
One of his first duties on arrival in the US on Friday was to unveil an overseas network of centres wto raise the international profile and image of Wales.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who heads the commission of cardinals overseeing the scandal-marred Institute for Religious Works, outlined the efforts to clean up the bank's image in international financial circles.
Mr Corbyn warned MPs that the decision had created an "appalling image" among international students which would damage the reputation of the UK's universities.
Given how much Dubai has spent polishing its image as an international financial centre, it would be suicidal for the emirate to do the same, say analysts.
Clearly Chapman is being proactive about her image, one with international notoriety and, dare I point out, of real value in some quarters.
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When he was appointed last November, it was to restore Italy's credibility on international financial markets, whose mirror image is the spread between Italy's benchmark government bonds and their German equivalents.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) already has something of an image problem in this regard.
As the former president of Walt Disney International, Johnson, 49, knows about the power of image--and of pixie dust.
Kodak's efforts to enforce a digital image patent have been dealt a blow by the US International Trade Commission.
Polishing China's global image is a priority for a country that craves the international respect it feels it deserves as the world's second largest economy.
The verdict is likely to prove an embarrassment for Qatar which has worked hard to cultivate a progressive, modern image, and is currently playing host to a major international climate change conference.
And that's just domestically, I mean, for me, the biggest impact for this is international and what a President Obama can do for America's image around the world, and so, it makes perfect sense to me.
Mr. Schwarzenegger became an international icon through films that exploited his uber-macho, pumped-up image in both earnest ("Total Recall, " "Conan the Barbarian") and comedic roles ("Twins" and "Kindergarten Cop").
Therefore, it is hard to image that the evolutionary end state Mundell envisions is meant to be a single international fiat currency managed through the discretion of central bank technocrats.
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The steel frame that once revolutionized the Chicago skyline was again seminal, though now no longer hidden on the inside of walls - the International Style was all about exposed metal and glass, and represents most people's image of the modern skyscraper.
" To realize this the Organization is requested to "collaborate in the work of advancing the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means of mass communication and to that end recommend such international agreements as may be necessary to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image...
" To realize this purpose the Organization is required to "collaborate in the work of advancing the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means of mass communication and to that end recommend such international agreements as may be necessary to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image...
As a final nail in the coffin of his once-clean image, Oakley dropped Mr. Armstrong immediately upon hearing the news from the International Cycling Union.
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Mae started skiing aged four but her violin playing took precedence and she made her international professional debut aged 10, marking herself out by mixing classical music with pop and cultivating a glamorous image.
However, some potential buyers may be wary after the US International Trade Commission issued a ruling in May saying that one of the company's "preview image" patents was invalid because of its "obviousness".
Dolly's dedication to her image has helped push the small town country girl up the ranks from gifted singer and songwriter to international icon complete with her own Dolly-branded theme park.
The image shows the missile's exhaust plume, according to the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security, which analyzed the satellite photo.
Louis high-rise public-housing development that went from Great Urban Hope to international disgrace, is an engulfing real-life horror story as well as a testimony to the dominance of the image in American public discourse.
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