My colleague and I expect that America will retain its leading role for many years to come, but the gap between U.S. and Chinese power and position is narrowing.
None of this would have mattered much had their fate not become part of a larger battle for power and position in the moulding of Mr Cardoso's second administration (which formally starts on January 1st).
But it doesn't seem to be power, position and money that motivates the former Australian Army captain.
"Voices can indeed be changed and the pitch, pace, tonality and voice pattern can be modified to exude power, control, and position someone as the obvious leader, " says Gloria Starr, an image and etiquette consultant.
Unlike other first ladies in the region, she seemed intent on speaking from a position of power and influence.
Though when you see one giant fall, you can imagine it happening to others, Digg made a series of terrible mistakes that most companies with that sort of position and power would not.
JARNAC, France (CNN) -- In ceremonies befitting both his position of power and his humble roots, former French President Francois Mitterrand was honored Thursday by world leaders in Paris and by his birthplace of Jarnac.
The general secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine Blower said: "This is quite an extraordinary abuse of position and power and confirms the NUT's fears about where the lack of accountability in academies can lead".
Caine and colleagues are currently pioneering new tracking devices for swimmers, which employ body-mounted gyroscopes and accelerometers in tandem with cameras and sensors around the pool to monitor body position, acceleration, speed and power.
The leader of Plaid Cymru has clarified the party's position on nuclear power and how it relates to Anglesey.
John McCain, Goldwater's successor both in the Senate and in spirit, remember Goldwater as a unique figure in American history: a politician and military leader who did not fall victim to the power of his position, but a man who stood by his principle and his party.
Power, calm and confidence oozed from her seated position in a bedroom reading chair.
We've seen countless examples of CEOs, pastors, politicians and others hang on and on to a position of power, hurting the very people they were elected or chosen to serve.
"Our extensive experience in developing the innovative and highly integrated IDTP9030 transmitter and multi-mode IDTP9020 receiver has given IDT a proven leadership position in the wireless power market, " said Arman Naghavi, vice president and general manager of the Analog and Power Division at IDT.
And as the level of power increases in a position, so does the stress.
Power takes up his position with a squash marketing and development company on 1 April.
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The Journal tells one especially striking story about a woman worker whose stress overwhelmed her, prompting her to quit her high-power job and move to a more low-key position.
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In a bid to offset the loss of production at Kozloduy and restore its position as a major power exporter in the Balkans, Bulgaria revived plans for a second nuclear power plant, though these were later put on hold because of a lack of funds.
Beginning in the 2013 season, all 19 MLS clubs will use the data-tracking technology from adidas, providing coaches, trainers and players with real-time performance metrics including heart rate, speed, acceleration, distance, field position and, for the first time, power.
But Scottish Power last week repeated its position that undergrounding would be too expensive and delay the project.
Multiple original equipment manufacturers are now reviewing and committing to the use of the faster, power-efficient flash drives, and he believes STEC's leadership position in developing those drives bodes well for their prospects.
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.
It doesn't forget to remind that Mr Singh is an "unelected" prime minister who "lacks a political base of his own, " and that political power is held by Mrs Gandhi who holds no cabinet position.
You could also say that maybe they're looking at it on a purely practical level and they realize that we got shut out of any position of power because we boycotted last January.
If you could simplify the access of funds you could give local people much more power to determine how that money was spent and then we would be in a position to get on much more quickly with the regeneration of the estate.
But that strategy would give him time to transfer his position and executive functions from the Yugoslav federal presidency back to his power base within the republic of Serbia itself.
Much speculation has focused on whether the pilots lost power at a crucial stage in the manoeuvre, but the position of the crowd and the altitude of the manoeuvre will also be key to the inquiry.
An environment such as this puts investors in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between preservation of capital and preservation of purchasing power.
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With Anthony playing out of his normal position as a power forward, the Knicks have surrounded him with more shooters and built the league's most dangerous 3-point offense while also assembling a top-10 defense.
Mr. WEISMAN: The other reason there's been a drop in support, I suspect, is because you have - the conservatives are now in power, and ideologically they're much more closely aligned with George Bush and the Republican position.
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