But their location and time zone may put them at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting money from Asia and the Middle East, particularly when there are closer low-tax spots, such as Singapore.

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For example, engineers working on a transmission or engine can simply walk down a hallway to get a question answered as opposed to calling someone in a different location and time zone, Winegarden said.

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Whether or not Crowhurst really is the true location of the combat zone, Battle is clearly the place indelibly associated with its legacy.

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It has an ideal time zone and geographical location.

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"What's particularly interesting is four new planets - less than twice the size of Earth - that are potentially in the habitable zone, the location around a star where it could potentially have liquid water to sustain life, " Dr Burke told BBC News.

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His plan would restrict gambling to a downtown zone that's already the location for most of the major hotels.

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Another factor that makes the garment sector a tinderbox is its location or rather, the lack of an industrial zone for garment manufacture.

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Instead, the biggest sharks identify a location from which to strike, and then search the surrounding killing zone for their next victim.

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They could be based anywhere, but as London is the only time zone where the business day overlaps with the other two, it is the location of choice for the new cadre of global money managers.

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