The EU has said it is committed to completing negotiations with a leading wave of candidates for admission to the 15-member bloc by the end of next year.

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That event was truly noteworthy because major oil companies rarely, if ever, acknowledge a little player like MMR as being out front and leading the wave on any important new geological play.

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Invested in by Storm Ventures, DFJ, NEA, and SAP Ventures, Splashtop is leading the wave of mobility and cloud computing - delivering enhanced productivity and collaboration by bridging users to apps, data and services on any device.

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All have diverging concepts, but these bars share one major trait: they are leading lights in this wave of hip new cocktail bars.

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This is leading to a new wave of cyber innovation, one in which security is an integral part of the computing platform from the get-go.

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And the Federal Reserve Board is imposing new stress tests to determine whether leading banks can withstand a wave of sovereign- debt and bank defaults in Europe.

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Mr Llewellyn also questions the theory that building-society conversions will herald a wave of takeovers, leading to efficiency gains as overcapacity is cut.

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Every year, for the past 24 years, locals have lined the streets to wave and cheer as Parton rides atop the leading float in the Dolly Parton Annual Parade of Pigeon Forge.

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CEOs from companies like Whole Foods, Zappos, Gibson Guitars, The Container Store, Louisville Slugger, Humana, Tata, and other leading brands, are collaborating with CEOs of emerging brands, non-profits and NGOs to find the next wave of purpose driven game changers.

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