The idea that audiences walked into Jurassic Park mostly unaware of its quality is one that resonates in the current age of long-lead review embargoes and spoilers included as marketing tools.
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This is an astonishing reversal of Labour's long-held lead and an ominous portent for the party's chances at the next general election.
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Frontrunner Kim, whose long-held lead may be slipping as voters worry about his ability to handle a wounded economy, would do well to take note.
Unlike its more profitable private sector rival HDFC Bank, ICICI is ready to sacrifice short-term net for gaining market share, as it did in undercutting HDFC's long-standing lead in mortgage loans. (Overall, ICICI's net interest margin of 2.25% is less than half that of HDFC Bank's 4.72%.) Similarly, ICICI has overtaken Citibank as the country's largest issuer of credit cards, with 8.5 million cards issued to date.
Apple did a moderately long lead-up to its first iPad, touting it at a January 2010 press conference before bringing it to market in April.
And thanks to all those western management articles applauding Japanese business methods, the foreigners have a decade-long lead in finding a compromise between the two systems.
This does not require massive investment upfront or long lead-times.
Executives have cited the difficulty of that task as a key reason for the long lead-up to the new pay system and have been testing and debugging the system.
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It was first talked about several years ago, and we really were looking for a subject that would, given a long lead-time, still be timely and interesting several years down the road.
The long lead-time for the 10-inch, Windows 7 tablet means that Dell will likely miss the opportunity to sell the device as a back-to-school item, though it would make the important holiday season.
As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.
What is more, if Congress is serious about procurement reform in the Pentagon, about reducing the unacceptably long lead-times from program inception to deployment, and about minimizing the costs of defense systems, it will find no better model than the approach used to bring on line successive generations of submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
Short-term currency pains should help lead to long-term gains, and as the Euro inches closer to par with the dollar, investors should be prepared to buy European stocks.
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Short-term pain on the part of its practitioners may well lead to long-term benefit for consultancies and their clients alike.
Chuck Negron was the long-haired, mustached lead singer on the Three Dog Night superhits "Joy to the World, " "Old Fashioned Love Song, " "Easy to Be Hard, " "Pieces of April, " and many others.
If RG3 does not fully heal from the injuries sustained in the 2012 playoffs against Seattle, and if a less-than-full recovery negatively impacts his long-term ability to lead his team to the same levels of performance that were experienced in 2012, then Washington fans will be paying more money for a devalued product.
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The Knicks wasted no time in taking control of the game, shooting 52.4% (11-for-21) in the opening quarter, including 62.5% (5-for-8) from long range to take a 28-23 lead heading into the second.
Furthermore, this long-term return, high risk, engineering-lead venture, was financed by - wait for it - the City.
Interstellar sci-fi rock band Muse have become known for their ambitious stage shows - lead singer Matt Bellamy has a long-gestating plan to land a UFO during one of their stadium gigs - but they insist they try to keep ticket prices down.
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Last year, SAB had said that consolidation in China was a long-term trend and would lead to "greater industry profitability".
Met-Mex insists that none of the children in its database of previously exposed patients exhibits long-term effects associated with lead poisoning.
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Meanwhile, the loss of nutrients could lead to long-term deficiencies and wreak havoc on the body's ability to metabolize, Jampolis said.
The goal is to foster long-term trust-based relationships at multiple levels that lead to higher performance by everyone in the network.
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Long-term DAPT use can lead to additional safety risks, such as increased bleeding events, which is why shorter-term duration of DAPT may be meaningful for patients.
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Jose Corona: Inner City Advisors was founded in 1996 with the idea that by developing competitive and sustainable companies in inner city communities, it would lead to long-term positive impact on our local communities.
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But the only way to fully restore America's economic strength is to make the long-term investments that will lead to new jobs, new industries, and a renewed ability to compete with the rest of the world.
When states rely upon highly volatile sources of revenue, such as personal or corporate income, these peaks and valleys tend to worsen in tough economic times and often lead to long-term, detrimental cuts in in spending on education and other critical government services.
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Traore was appointed in April to lead the long-term transition after ECOWAS mediators managed to form a deal with coup leader Sanogo, stating he will step aside with all the benefits of a former head of state and allow the leaders in Bamako to prepare for elections, as well as find a solution for the north.
The recovery plan and the financial stability plan are the immediate steps we're taking to revive our economy in the short term, but the only way to fully restore America's economic strength is to make the long-term investments that will lead to new jobs, new industries, and a renewed ability to compete with the rest of the world.
Biggar's conversion gave the Ospreys a 7-3 lead they scarcely deserved, although a long-range penalty from Priestland brought the Scarlets back to within a point.
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