More than likely, Apple will initially excel in cloud computing not for its innovation but for its polish, its marketing ability, and its impenetrable brand name.

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International investors, faced with a wide variety of investment options, must understand that Polish Telecom has the ability to pay, and could easily work out a reasonable payment schedule.

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Though that also makes it more flexible (and makes the ability to grind and polish the glass to create a light-capturing parabolic surface without actually breaking the thing all the more impressive), this flexibility can be exploited to keep the reflective surface in shape.

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However, only Romney can match his ability to raise money, giving Perry time to polish his act.

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Danuta Hubner, the Polish government's representative at the convention, says her country regards the ability to set its own taxes as a necessary tool in its bid to close the economic gap with western Europe.

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