The halcyon days of big banks with big, multi-year IT projects and loyal-to-a-fault customers are gone.
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Early adopters say they've so far seen only modest results, and generally not until after they've established a loyal-fan following.
Nor can successful governance take place if presidential and Democratic Party rhetoric consistently portrays loyal-opposition leaders as having devious or extremist motives.
"My oligarch" has sworn to be quiet and be loyal - and to share out some of his gains - the latter point being critical.
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Now he is seen as an ultra-loyal model Blairite - pro-Europe, anti-drugs, pro-PFI for hospitals.
And on July 28th Mr Weld resigned as governor in order to dedicate himself full-time to fighting Mr Helms, leaving Massachusetts to Paul Cellucci, his loyal lieutenant-governor.
Democrats, meanwhile, have focused on currying support from Missouri's growing Latino and loyal African-American populations.
It's an exclusive club, with notably loyal members--a couple dozen attend a get-together every year.
There's nothing like living in France, to turn a loyal pro-European into a devout Euro-sceptic.
And what did Parker, the loyal 29-year veteran, do when he got the power?
That left the state in the hands of Mr Weld's loyal lieutenant-governor, Paul Cellucci.
Fortunately Ms. Jansing's other loyal Albany-area viewers and I weren't the only ones to recognize her talents.
My loyal in-laws, on hearing the story, were also upset and vowed to move their business to the competitor too.
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Citigroup is now a loyal customer--it contributes over 40% to total revenues--and has renewed its contract with I-flex for another five years.
"I think it's wrong for huge corporations to lie to their loyal customers -- I really feel cheated, " Giampaoli said in a statement.
Shows that already have a podcast following can bring a loyal ready-made following that can help both sell and promote a TV show, says Caserta.
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King has stayed true to his characters -- which loyal fans will appreciate -- but at the cost of too much of the feistiness that made them fun in the first place.
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned forces loyal to al-Assad and rebels to allow civilians to leave the town, the latest flashpoint in the more than two-year-old conflict that has left about 80, 000 people dead.
Benefit Corporations were created for companies like Honest Tea, whose brand equity is tied to the trust built with loyal consumer-fans that Honest Tea is a company that cares about their health and the health of the environment.
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Their inability to openly access the voters now may make it difficult for them not only to stem some of the unpopularity they may have earned during their incumbency, but also to prevent their more loyal vote-bank being eroded.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's warning came as he urged forces loyal to al-Assad and rebels to allow civilians to leave the town of Qusayr, the latest flashpoint in the more than two-year-old conflict that has left about 80, 000 people dead.
His detractors -- most of them loyal Democrats and Obama supporters -- were anxious to find fault with his remarks, but he gave them little to work with.
It was almost painful to watch his testimony to the court - selective, speculative, and clearly loyal to the prosecution - being picked apart by a highly paid defence lawyer until the detective was forced to concede that all his bold assumptions about Oscar Pistorius's guilt were, on the current evidence, unsustainable.
The price that the buyers have offered for the discount retailer, which competes with other club-membership stores like Costco as well as big-box stores like Wal-Mart to bring in loyal customers with lower passed-through product costs, is fair, say some analysts.
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However, his comments were not enough to prevent Digg's once-loyal users from hijacking the site.
Though Michigan State and West Virginia are a bit further away, they also have loyal basketball fan-bases.
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His commanding officer described him as "the perfect example of a Highland soldier - loyal and fiercely courageous".
As you may know, marketing analysts regard NASCAR fans as the most brand-loyal fans in all of professional sports.
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They are loyal to ex-rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
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