However, if the number were large then Apple would be sacrificing large amounts of current profit in return for no more than the hope of some in the future.
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They could decide to stop the trial if it has already proved more effective, if Vytorin appears more dangerous than Zocor, or if there is no hope that Vytorin will prove more effective.
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Russian Zvonareva made a solid start as she embarks on a week that could see her crowned world number one, although she would need to reach the final unbeaten and hope that Wozniacki wins no more than one match.
Also, there is no hope of ever establishing human habitation more than about 1000 ft deep.
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Since late 2008, no more U.N. audits have been posted (I hope that mentioning this does not result in the U.S. Mission scrubbing even the old audits still there).
Festival regulars ask no more, even though, in their heart of hearts, they may hope for surprise and excitement.
"In terms of beating the drums and keeping people awake and having people hope that the city would make it, no one was more important, " Felix Rohatyn told me.
Earlier this month I announced the first 11 states to get a waiver from No Child Left Behind, and I hope that we are going to be adding more states soon.
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Business might say it maximises profit but the truth is that most business has no clue what profit is, knows not a lot more about discounted cash flow but does in both cases know it has no hope of a positive outcome for either unless top line sales are good.
By acknowledging local community development as both a responsibility and an opportunity, there is hope that more inclusive financial policies and products will reach the millions of Americans with no access to formal banking and spawn further innovation in the world of local economic development.
And then this 10-year-old little girl -- with no hope and no one in her life who loved and cared for her -- said that more than anything, she wanted a mentor.
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There is no difference between the experience I hope in San Diego and here, that we all want to stop something more serious happening.
Oracle is retraining most of its salesforce in e-business technology and business practices in the hope that, now that they no longer have to haggle over contract terms, they can spend more time understanding the customer and the technology.
Supersonic Aerospace International have been developing a 12-seater luxury aircraft, the Quiet Supersonic Transport (QSST) jet, which they hope will take to the skies in 2013 and reduce the noise of the sonic boom to no more than the noise level of a truck driving past your window.
No doubt the thrill of "the heart of darkness" was part of that, but I hope it was more than the lure of the primitive.
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