Few advertisers want to rely entirely on traditional research, particularly America's Nielsen television-ratings system.
Increasingly, it does not seem to be true in rich ones either, particularly America.
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Big markets, particularly America's, remain hopelessly fragmented, with little sign that they can be quickly and profitably consolidated.
The distortions that governments introduce are even more evident in foodstuffs, and this time the culprits are rich countries, particularly America and Europe.
The Irish diaspora has enriched many countries, particularly America, but it has left Ireland bereft of many of its most energetic and talented people.
Its boss must balance and reflect several competing interests: those of the institution itself, those of its (increasingly vocal) developing-country borrowers, and those of its rich-country lenders, particularly America and Europe.
In just a few chapters, he outlines the forces that brought the world to the brink of a bust: a house-price bubble boosted by runaway mortgage lending in the rich world, particularly America, a lightly regulated global financial system that found ever-more creative ways to speculate on rising house prices, and macroeconomic policymaking that was far too laid back about the dangers posed by asset-price bubbles.
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And such a serious commitment cannot be taken for granted, particularly in America's case.
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Firms like Starbucks are responsible for a remarkable revival in coffee's fortunes, particularly in America.
Only Lexus is faring well, particularly in America, where it benefits from Toyota's reliable image.
But in corporate investment banking, particularly in America, it seldom rises above seventh in any league table.
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Because of laxer accounting rules, public-sector pension schemes, particularly in America, have not faced the same pressures.
But as the chart shows, investment returns have been very poor in the current millennium, particularly in America.
Another growth area of Jewish learning is the spread of Jewish studies programmes in universities, particularly in America.
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Companies such as Hoechst, which used to funnel their biotech investments abroad, particularly into America, are rethinking their strategies.
Many in the church, particularly in America, will be hoping that the pope's eventual successor will be more liberal.
The price increases of recent months have stemmed from a marked drop in stockpiles of oil, particularly in America.
However, Timothy Dalton's serious approach to Bond in the late 1980s is not generally regarded as a triumph, particularly in America.
Business school deans, particularly in America, have been assiduously e-mailing alumni around the world in search of help in finding jobs for their students.
Surging exports, particularly to America, on the back of a sinking yen, have been almost the only source of economic growth in Japan this year.
Even unsuccessful dumping cases are a tax on trade: they typically tie companies up for over a year, and impose huge legal costs, particularly in America.
But fiscal crises, particularly in America, are straining big deals.
But they are unlikely to shrug off a 10% plunge within one year, particularly since America's homeowners have become used to their housing wealth rising by well over 5% a year.
Finally, it is important to recognize that our most significant export markets and opportunities lie in the developing world, particularly Latin America, and in the Pacific -- not in the USSR and Eastern Europe.
But there are political obstacles, particularly in America, where a large and vocal contingent in Congress accuses the Fed itself of being a threat to stability, pointing to loose monetary policy as a cause of the housing mania.
During the 1980s, Paul and his colleagues at Coniston Partners gained notoriety for several high profile leveraged buy-outs that they completed, and Paul has for many years been an active investor in emerging markets, particularly South America and Africa.
And while the jury remains out on the question of whether recent quantum leaps in information technology have boosted productivity or not, particularly in America, producers have moved on to think about where their next boost is going to come from.
President Obama may be banking on the fact that no Israeli prime minister can afford a confrontation with America, particularly with a popular president at a time when Israel needs America to deal with Iran.
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But even with such a past, this year has been particularly fraught for America's second-biggest police force.
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