While the other seven leaders from North America, Europe and Japan fret about the digital divide, and the poor health and bad debts of the world's hard-up nations (see article), Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, by his own admission, knows he is struggling to avoid his country's relegation from the big-power table to the ranks of the third world.
But should Turkey now consider putting some "hard power" on the table, without which it might become ineffective in its region?
Unlike much of the Arab world, where Shia have traditionally constituted an underclass, the community in Pakistan began with a seat at the head table of power.
His third incarnation, as a maverick at the top table of power politics, came after he had led the Greens to their best-ever result, in the 1998 elections.
Warwick levelled early in the second half with a monster penalty, prompting a sense that the table-toppers would power on to victory.
While no one tracks reverse mergers, a half-dozen companies from the Middle Kingdom--ranging from health care products to manufacturers of power-steering assemblies (see table, p. 44)--havecompleted them since last year.
One possibility is that unions without enough economic power to bring employers to the bargaining table could become subject specific organizations.
The main concern of union organizers and proponents of the NLRA with this proposal would be how to gain power and get employers to the bargaining table.
The first Iran, of course, has the power, and sits at the negotiating table, but we must be very careful not to forget that second Iran, the one that will play a more important role in the future of this geo-strategically vital nation.
But do they have enough power to push Israelis back to the negotiating table with the Palestinians?
This would lead unions to work more on value creation, which can bring employers to the bargaining table and help unions gain market power without special regulatory advantages.
In a flaming-red power suit she limped on two crunches to the boardroom table, still recovering from a July hip surgery.
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On the table are an investment tax credit for solar power and production tax credits for solar, wind, geothermal and other renewables, set to expire at the end of the year.
In cyclical sectors like steel, coal, copper, or even aerospace and oil I can model average earning power over a full cycle or even use a discount table on assets in the ground.
And it seems that we would be agreeable to a division of proceeds based on the list price of the book within a range of 45-55% (depending entirely on the negotiating power of the author and what they think they bring to the table that deserves more) of the list price for the author?
Now salt is back on the table as states such as California green-light big solar thermal power projects to meet ambitious renewable energy mandates.
"I appeal to all to come sit with me at the table so that this nation can get rid of this curse of power cuts, inflation and unemployment, " Sharif said, as his supporters clapped, cheered and danced in the streets.
Prior to the NLRA, unions gained power by applying enough economic pressure through collective action to bring employers to the bargaining table.
He's never taken the option of using military force off the table, but he's also stated a preference for the soft power of diplomacy without explaining how he would create the leverage to stop Iran.
The Wolseley has a similar crowd, menu and surroundings stake out a table on an upper level for great people watching, especially during its popular power-breakfast hours.
If you are sitting, you can still project power by stretching your legs and arms and by spreading out your belongings on the conference table, and claiming more territory.
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So, there is a sense of nationalism, a sense of cultural pride that believes that it deserves to have a seat at the top table and that nuclear weapons are part and parcel of what makes a great power.
Stash power strips (with extra power cords if you can) near a few different potential workspaces a desk or table, or your favorite chair.
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At the top table, ex-communists used legal, semi-legal and illegal means to turn power into wealth, and then wealth into power.
The first two columns of the table show how the Dow does depending on whether or not the controlling party stays in power.
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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) created the table (or should we say, "tables") to showcase the "power of advanced networking" and joins a host of other wild ways to get your game on.
And if Mr Assad had any sense, he would look for ways of making a soft landing for himself, perhaps accepting the creation of a round table as in Poland in the 1980s, which might allow his Baath party to share power, at least until proper elections are held.
Small enough to fit on a large kitchen table, the new reactors can be manufactured at very low cost and shipped by truck to power-plant sites.
The power positions matter a lot in the nation's capital, and when you have a seat at the table, that's what counts.
There's a Noguchi coffee table and a collection of chairs with modern lines designed by architects, including Frank Gehry's Power Play chair, which looks like it's made out of wood shavings.
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