The manufacturing bent of the big euro-area economies has also left them looking cumbersome rather than strong.
But economist and pundit positive reactions reflected reduced expectations going into the report rather than strong economic performance.
And the changes to the city would likely not only be the result of the startup community, but rather a strong collaboration between startups, established industries, and the government.
Mr Clark says he took this decision "to keep the border strong rather than to weaken the border".
But Gore advisors believe the larger problem is that voters still see him almost entirely as vice president--a supporting actor rather than a strong leader.
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But for Colombia to progress it needs strong institutions rather than an eternal strongman.
The most popular jokes these days tend to lampoon the strong, rather than the weak.
Businessmen are rather less pleased that strong growth has allowed the government to splurge on social programmes.
Where the guide fails to provide details, however, the administration's actions regarding America's nuclear arsenal emphasize reductions rather than maintaining a strong deterrent.
We believe the stock outs are a function of strong sell through rather than limited sell in by BlackBerry.
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But with their popularity floundering in the polls, both leaders are focusing on how to appear strong at home rather than united in Europe.
Meanwhile, consumer demand, increasingly for laptops rather than desktops, is strong.
This style of theatre puts a premium on keeping the same group of actors together for a long time under a strong director, rather than casting a few stars in lead roles and allowing them to shine, as English-speaking theatres tend to do.
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Rather, being able to show strong revenue and profits, and continuous growth, adds tremendous value to your company.
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If Baidu is smart, it might be advised to invest in more existing companies like Qunar that already have a strong operating record, rather than trying to start its own new businesses, where its record is decidedly not so good.
The current generation of young professionals are showing a strong preference for buying experiences rather than objects.
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Such factors mean that Brazil's top three commercial banks, Bradesco, Itau and Unibanco, are strong enough to be predators rather than prey.
But why would Intel spend so much on McAfee to add security features to its chips, rather than buying a smaller company with strong technology?
Today Slavia is thronged with tourists and theatregoers alike, though the students (mostly from Prague's Film School next door) are stirring pressos (medium-sized, strong espresso coffees), rather than revolution.
Rather than two firms making his typical "strong buy" list, he now has several (see table).
There are, indeed, very strong reasons for building a global rather than merely a national missile defense system.
Having a real project, rather than just an idea, is a strong positive when networking for angels or VCs.
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I'd rather be with a company that has a strong capital base and the diversity of income by products and regions than one that doesn't.
"As the race focuses more and more on issues, and I think it will between now and November 7th, I think I have the strong side of that argument, rather considerably so, and I think that's how I win, " Carnahan told CNN.
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When I ask them, to whom or what they attribute their strong leadership skills, their answers are rather consistent.
In the U.S., GM and the UAW have a strong relationship where they tackle problems together rather than butting heads as in the past.
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Its approach to proposals submitted by recipient countries allows those countries a strong role in their own development, rather than merely telling them how the money should be spent.
Turns out, there was indeed a strong flow into asset classes that had performed well, and the strong performance did not continue, but rather these asset classes underperformed the market over the subsequent year.
Highway and transit builders have a strong reason to want to focus on needs rather than receipts.
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