In particular it survived the onslaught of the product of English mills backed by British firepower in those days of Empire.

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The oddity is that the row comes at a time when French films, many of them more accessible than the art-house product that English-speakers tend to imagine are the French studios' only output, are standing their ground against the perceived invasion from Hollywood.

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So we invented a new product in China called "Introduction to English".

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Since these marketers don't operate in English-speaking markets, their product names have had a minimal impact on sales.

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Ask the counter question: Should a judge on an august English bench be empowered to deem a product legally un-cool enough?

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The Palace academy product is regarded as one of the most exciting young prospects in English football.

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Jens hopes the product's name will replace "e-mail" in English vernacular.

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GlobalTV, a new product for international cable and satellite TV operators, allows near-instantaneous translation of English-language programming, said Larry Silverman, the company's chief executive officer, in an interview with IDG News Service Wednesday.

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"They speak English and they are very well educated, " said Julia MacLauchlan, director of Microsoft's worldwide product group.

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