So, it would seem to follow that no single human being could also reign supreme, at least not for very long, whether as a dictator, a top athlete, or a businessman.
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The Dutch, for example, have been discussing a scheme for crowded motorways for years, but no coalition government has ever felt that it could hold together in the turbulence that would follow such a radical scheme.
It said, "Pain affects 75 million Americans, more than diabetes, cancer and heart disease combined" and added that it would follow the FDA's final determination.
And last month, Argentina announced that it would follow restrictions on Brazilian steel by unilaterally imposing quotas on imports of Brazilian shoes (which have more than doubled this year), textiles and clothing.
The only thing now that will prevent spending levels from increasing is an unprecedented resolve from other Republicans, and it is doubtful that Kristol would follow through with pressing for such resolve, even if he accepted military spending cuts.
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Is it really that difficult to imagine the economic carnage that would follow from raising their marginal rates?
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Six months ago it seemed that more companies would follow Rentokil's lead.
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It was also presumed that manufacturers would follow high standards if they wished to stay in business, and indeed many firms and products from that era are still with us today.
The board also informed minority investors that it would not follow the U.S. practice of establishing a special committee to assess the fairness of the deal: "Greek law does not provide appraisal rights in connection with the merger, " it said.
Galileo's most remarkable discoveries, however, and the ones that dictated that it would eventually follow the probe's fiery fate, were made not about Jupiter itself, but (appropriately) about the four large Jovian moons discovered by Galileo Galilei, the 17th-century astronomer after whom the craft was named.
It calculated that the euro zone would not risk the contagion that might follow a disorderly sovereign default.
Regardless, we find it hard to believe that Apple would just follow the industry trends here.
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Further complicating the case, it is possible that any contract agreement would follow a merger with American Airlines and would be negotiated with the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American pilots.
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He apparently really did think it would be a smash hit that would rake in millions and spawn endless equally profitable follow ups.
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But it voiced hope that other countries, including the US, would now "follow Europe's lead so that standards are improved globally".
Without federal regulation, it is a sure thing that the insurance companies would follow a similar pattern should restrictions on cross-state sales disappear.
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But given the implication of higher risk of default, it ought to follow that a lower credit rating would also mean a higher interest rate.
We have heard a lot about a new era of personalised medicine - some of it pretty wild speculation about miracle cures - that would follow in the wake of the Human Genome Project.
And it only stands to reason that Apple would have to eventually follow suit.
Mitigating Considerations: Although this scenario is possible, it is highly unlikely that Western creditors would be prepared to follow through.
If you feel that it would be better for you to follow your entrepreneur dreams and drop out of school or not go to college just for this time period, then do it.
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Should it seek bankruptcy protection, Kodak would follow other well-known companies that have failed to adapt to rapidly changing business models.
"The social cost of this programme is limited in comparison with the economic and social catastrophe that would follow if we didn't adopt it, " he said.
Few expect Julia Gillard to follow suit - and the joke on Twitter was that it would require support from the bike-friendly Greens to do so.
Michael Copeland of the UUP observed that, since this was was enabling legislation, it was hard to make judgements without having sight of the regulations that would follow.
Ed Miliband resisted the temptation to follow that example on a referendum - as he feared it would look cynical - but it will be so much easier to defend voting "no" to lending what Mrs Thatcher called "our money" to failing eurozone economies.
Second, News Corp probably doesn't want to spark the inevitable furore of protest from its critics - and the increased pressure on the regulator Ofcom to determine whether it is a fit-and-proper owner of BSkyB - that would follow if its stake in BSkyB were to go above 40%.
Pachauri called it a "silent revolution, " and one that people across the world would follow.
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