If you take the EU and the U.S. and aggregate the two, you probably come into a positive growth area, a little bit above zero something.
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But if Sellafield did not exist, new inward investors might feel a bit more positive about the area.
Mr Hughes added he was confident of a positive future for the area.
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Maryland is also ranked No. 1 in the nation for schools, which also feeds into a positive outlook in the area for employment opportunities and a great quality of life.
While the successful auction could be considered an economic positive for the entire area, the fact that the premium paid to secure these buyers jumped to 4.657% is a bit troublesome.
On Wednesday, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness described talks about contentious parades in the area as "positive and constructive".
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But the joint report by prison and police inspectors concluded custody facilities in the West Midlands area were "positive in many respects".
Nobody is predicting a strong European performance this year: a return to positive numbers across the euro area is as much as anyone dare reasonably hope for.
Using data from 5, 000 UK households over 17 years, researchers found that living in a greener area had a significant positive effect.
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Nearly half of the 90 beverages from soda fountain machines in one area in Virginia tested positive for coliform bacteria -- which could indicate possible fecal contamination, according to a study published in the January issue of International Journal of Food Microbiology.
"The growth in the industrial and manufacturing sector remains an area of concern as positive growth of 2.4% in January 2013 comes over a low base, " said Naina Lal Kidwai, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, a lobby group.
The birds, and a broader upgrade of the area, have had a positive impact on the demeanor of customers, she says.
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On the other hand, the MRI images of women with normal libido showed activity in the entorhinal cortex, an area of the brain where positive emotions are registered.
That seems unlikely, given that one of the experiments with a positive result was conducted in a remote area of China while another that had a negative result took place in Belgium, one of the most crowded parts of the planet.
Unfortunately, the euro area M3 figure has only shown positive growth once in the last six months and that was a paltry 0.1% in the February report.
"It will also provide a welcome boost to the number of visitors to the area, which will hopefully have a positive impact on the the local economy, " he added.
There were no major economic announcements out the euro area today and while there was another positive debt auction, this time in Spain, that has helped push the continental currency higher some caution may be warranted for euro bulls.
The 10- and 20-city composites gained 8.6% and 9.3% on a year-over-year basis, with every metropolitan area clocking in a second consecutive month of positive growth for the first time since early 2005.
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The area manager for south Wales, Paul Kelly said the figures made positive reading, but admitted to problems in some areas.
The Dyfed Powys force area (population 488, 000) had the highest number of positive, failed or refused tests - 200 out of 11, 075.
Positive reaction to smartwatches already released by other companies suggests this may be an area to which Apple will want to bring its celebrated innovation and market savvy.
And there have been enough users and positive feedback from citizens that the city has already expanded the Wi-Fi coverage area and is planning on eventually providing free or low-cost wireless service across the entire city.
There are large homeschool support groups in the area and major curriculum fairs each year, and homeschoolers are perceived as a positive segment of the population.
Compared with March, the overall CPI rose 0.3%, while the advance report for May that covers the Tokyo area showed that core CPI was up 0.1%, the first positive figure since March 2009.
In what was a positive spin on recent real estate news, the number of homes sold has increased in the area but buyers have been mostly investors looking to rent the homes they are buying at distressed prices.
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For efficiency's sake and because of the likely positive spillover effect for a whole village, FXB takes on 80 to 100 families in a single area at one time.
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