But Mr McCreevy has gone to Brussels, Ms Harney has now taken the health portfolio, and Mr Ahern's low popularity has put him under pressure to shift leftwards.
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Because Hakia doesn't depend on links, Berkan claims it will make visible a category of low-popularity, high-volume pages that have languished in obscurity.
Having reached a new low in the popularity polls, with only 27% of the French supporting him, President Hollande may be tempted to look for a new Prime Minister with a strong image of integrity.
Proportional representation in assembly elections has kept both parties visible, even when their popularity was low.
But despite these achievements, Garcia's popularity is low, standing at 26 percent, according to an Ipsos Apoyo Opinion y Mercado poll taken May 12-14 for Lima's El Comercio newspaper.
However, while Qualcomm continues to be the dominant player in the high-growth mobile chipset market, its market share is taking a hit due to growing competition from Broadcom and MediaTek, both of which have benefited from the popularity of low-end Android handsets in emerging markets.
The carrier has gained tremendous respect and popularity for its low-cost business model and thrives on maintaining low operating expenses, in part due to its fuel hedging programs.
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Despite an effort a year ago to spice up his image, his popularity rating is low (43%, according to Ifop, a pollster), compared with that of Mr Hollande (48%), and way behind those of popular heroes such as Bernard Kouchner (73%) or Jack Lang (67%).
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This is primarily the result of the popularity of cash for low-value transactions.
If the low-cost Sportster's popularity lasts--the company started shipping early to accommodate demand--Harley could create a new generation of demand for its products.
In Congress's renewed popularity with Muslim and low-caste voters some saw intimations of a revival for it even in Uttar Pradesh, India's biggest state, from which the party had been all but ejected.
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Diageo asked the bureau in 2003 to allow the company to add that information to its products as low-carbohydrate diets were gaining in popularity.
The low cost of the paperbacks undercut the popularity of pulp magazines and as a result, many popular pulp authors had the previously unthinkable opportunity to become book authors.
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With the popularity of iPads among doctors, another low-hanger is giving doctors and nurses access to patient data via tablet so that they can do more-informed, faster diagnoses.
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And the popularity of the European Union as a whole remains low.
Double-digit house price inflation has been caused by a combination of low interest rates, relatively high disposable household income and the popularity of property as an investment when stock markets have performed poorly.
Low-cost index funds and exchange-traded funds will continue to grow in popularity as more investors shed high cost actively managed products and the advisers who recommend them.
Despite a low install rate from such engagements, such manipulating of user numbers can push apps higher on popularity-based lists, improving their chances of getting noticed by actual potential users.
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