Some of them get injured and some of them just didn't pan out at their position.

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And finally, as labour-market and other reforms (however modest) in Europe have slowly eased the way towards a genuine single market, firms are understandably focusing on building a stronger pan-European competitive position.

ECONOMIST: Mergers and acquisitions

Shares in companies like Hong Kong-listed electronics supplier AAC Technologies have shot up by more than 80%, putting its boss Pan Zhengmin in a good position to return to soon-to-be-unveiled 2012 Forbes China Rich List.

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Chile in turn agreed to co-ordinate with Mercosur its position in the talks on pan-American free trade that are due to be launched at a 34-country summit in April.

ECONOMIST: Mercosur

In case the tai-pan gets into mischief, we also created the position of trust protector, whose only power is to fire and replace the trustee.

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Any pan-European entity is likely to confirm Britain's position as the continent's main builder of military aircraft.

ECONOMIST: European armaments