It cannot be, since, thanks to its geography, the country remains a strategic pivot.
They also display elements that are specific to Cyprus and that were determined by its geography, history and climate.
One of the things that is really advantageous in Houston, is its geography.
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Mr McCourt chose to work in the Washington-Boston corridor because it packs 25% of the nation's telecoms market into 4% of its geography.
Unlike vodka, which can be made in a day anywhere in the world, tequila has acquired the mystique of its geography and its two-and-a-half-century-old traditions.
While the Westminster bookshop Politico's has sold 4, 000 Liberal Democrat and Tory manifestos, its geography and client list point to these buyers being political junkies.
Whatever its geography, the new Toronto need not fear the future.
But while its geography and population limit its overall carbon footprint, the emirate is still remarkably inefficient at using natural resources, thanks largely to its desert climate and oil-fueled wealth.
But mobilizing for war was a lot cheaper than maintaining a robust defense establishment during the long decades between conflicts, and the nation was insulated from foreign threats by its geography.
And America knows from its history that its reach goes far beyond its geography For a century you have carried upon your shoulders the greatest of responsibilities: to work with and for the rest of the world.
But that invitation that had less to do with Rutgers's desirability as an athletic program, and more to do with its geography, which allows the Big Ten to widen its reach to the East Coast and tap further into a new and lucrative television market.
And we showed in very graphic terms how the water would top the levees and inundate the city, the way in which the pumps would fail because of the loss of power, and how the inundation would stay in the city because of its geography and geology.
In terms of its geography, history, culture, mentality, Russia is a European country, of course we are counting on and will seek to expand our cooperation with the EU. This aspiration is fully appreciated and supported by all the leading EU countries and the leadership of the European Commission.
They are rooted in its spiky geography (arable land is scarce, and land disputes frequent) and in its extreme poverty, especially among the indigenous people who make up 38% of the population.
Then there is its own geography: it is easier for diverse lifestyles to co-exist in a sprawling city of distinct villages than in a relatively concentrated metropolis such as either New York or Paris.
Physical propinquity remains a powerful force for innovation: Silicon Valley and all its imitators suggest that geography is far from dead.
Turkey's geography and its unique status as a functioning, secular democracy in an Islamic nation make it a truly indispensable ally for the United States.
Sleepy little Laos, with its troubled history and landlocked geography?
In practice, a combination of economics and geography means that much of its infrastructure is concentrated in a comparatively small number of places.
The tech sector is particularly vulnerable to declustering, due in large part thanks to the freedom from geography created by technologies of its own making.
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Huge real estate projects, central geography, and reconciliation with its fraternal capital Abu Dhabi made Dubai resilient to the crisis in ways almost every global analyst missed.
Its isolation has led to a unique geography and animal population, including the lemur, which took a star role in the 2005 animated Hollywood movie named after the island.
Knowledge and culture has its way of passing through time and geography, as these manuscripts remind us of the dialogue between cultures as an essential part of intellectual development.
The real problem with new economic geography, they believe, is its obsession with mathematical modelling.
Apple continues to introduce desired products and user experiences across a greater geography and price points, expanding its reach both vertically and horizontally.
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The explanation for such views is to be found partly in the country's geography and history, partly in its experience as a member and partly in ignorance and prejudice.
Breaking the global sales number down by geography, BlackBerry continues to derive its strength overseas, with 45.8% of its revenues coming from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, a region where sales grew 6% sequentially.
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The wild geography and topography around Killary, with its gorse-covered mountains, sweeping valleys and white sand beaches, presents both stark beauty and physical challenges.
Home to many of China's 56 ethnic minorities, the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan is known for its diversity in food, dress, language and geography.
Confusion over property ownership, the unforgiving geography of Port-au-Prince and its tightly-packed housing are all major challenges, explains Michael Wyrick - one of those contracted by the government to help with debris clearance and building demolition.
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