• But the moves - which include closing a key air base and replacing it with a new base in the north of the island - are stalled amid entrenched opposition in Okinawa to the construction of the new base.

    BBC: US troops held over Okinawa alleged rape

  • Mr Davies confirmed that science and a robust evidential base were key to reform and that he had asked officials to strengthen the evidence around key stocks covered by the Common Fisheries Policy.

    BBC: Statement on the Welsh Fisheries Strategy

  • First and foremost economics: China already is or will in time become that largest and fastest growing market for a range of Japanese exports, a key production base for its industrial companies, and a source of important imports, from finished goods, to parts, to primary materials and food.

    FORBES: More on the Future Japan-China (and Japan--U.S. ) Relationship

  • If Republicans could hone their strengths as champions of economic growth, consumers, entrepreneurs and innovators while coming to compromise on key issues, I am confident that they can broaden their base and claim a victory in 2016.

    FORBES: How Republicans Can Become the People's Party

  • He's a charismatic outsider to the national business culture and a guy who believes in a key idea: that a mass customer base is waiting to step up to airline and hotel services that are made reachable and desirable.

    FORBES: Side Lines

  • Starting in early 2013, the four-year initiative will focus on enhancing teacher education systems in eight countries so as to train an adequate number of qualified teachers to achieve EFA. Project activities will boost national capacity in ministries and key teacher training institutions, staff skills and competencies and supporting resources such as a knowledge base, with ICT as a major component.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • Larkin never led the National League in any key offensive categories and only eclipsed .400 in on base percentage twice (1996-1997).

    FORBES: Third Time's The Charm For Barry Larkin

  • Bhutto's support appears to be slipping in the key province of Punjab and in Sind, the traditional base of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

    CNN: The President Confronts The Premier

  • It has a low cost base and support from British Airways in key areas such as sales and marketing.

    CNN: British Airways subsidiary launches transatlantic service

  • Although Qatari businessmen now have a strong foothold in French and Spanish football, they remain without a key base in the English Premier League, which boasts the highest attendance figures in European football.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • In order to strengthen the information base for Congressional consideration and to facilitate input from key stakeholders, the participating agencies, led by the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, will hold a series of workshops across the country and issue a separate RFI in April.

    WHITEHOUSE: Delivering on Manufacturing Innovation

  • It also underplays another key aspect: West Berlin's usefulness as a base for western spies and snoopers.

    ECONOMIST: New history museums

  • But Mr Gore desperately needed a way to connect with a restive Democratic base (and to slow Ralph Nader's advance in key states like California).

    ECONOMIST: Al Gore, the people��s prince

  • Users simply place their laptop on the base of the unit and close the side arm, with no key or cable required.

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  • The battle between Blair and Eoin Reddan at the base of the scrum could one of the key battles of the game.

    BBC: Ireland v Scotland (Sat)

  • Among seven key IT staff positions covering applications and systems responsibilities, four have seen increases in average base salaries over the past year, while three saw downturns.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • "We are keeping the faces of the key characters but we are re-designing the uniforms, developing totally new vehicles and Cloud Base will be bigger and better, " added Anderson.

    BBC: Captain Scarlet

  • One of the key parts, as Qualcomm sees it, is small cell base stations in homes, offices and retail spaces working in tandem with the large cell towers that currently adorn so many roofs and mountain tops -- the same thing ex-FCC head honcho Julian Genachowski talked about last year.

    ENGADGET

  • If wages were key, how is it that Germany, where wages are higher and unions stronger, enjoys a growing manufacturing base?

    FORBES: Avoiding The Austerity Death Spiral

  • The key change was that the constitution set out to replace all previous treaties, and set out the EU legal base from scratch.

    ECONOMIST: European politics

  • The key is the five axes its base rotates on, allowing individual wheels to be lifted off the ground and moved in a walking style.

    ENGADGET: Robotic wheelchair concept adds leg-like movement, tackles stairs with ease (video)

  • One of the key risks for Netflix (NFLX) investors remains the possibility that someone with deep pockets and a big customer base decides to jump into the streaming video market.

    FORBES: Netflix: Amazon Prime Users To Get Free Streaming Video?

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