Ulf Rittinghaus, Sachsenring's chief executive, says that he became interested in the Trabant site after a chance meeting, and persuaded his brother Ernst, an engineer, to join him in buying it for DM10m in 1993.

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"Google has the best corporate reputation in the world because it understands the power of the corporate story, " says Kasper Ulf Nielsen, Reputation Institute's executive partner.

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Ulf Riese, the bank's chief financial officer, says 30% of credit losses can be traced to the initial decision to extend credit but 70% come from changes in borrowers' circumstances and the way banks respond to them.

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That, says Ulf Jakobsson, head of Stockholm's Industrial Research Institute, is a sign that Sweden has not broken its 20-year habit of overspending and devaluing its way out of trouble.

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"A mobile phone is something you press against your cheek, but a 3G device is something you will hold in front of you, " says Ulf Lesley, marketing director at Ericsson's 3G division.

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For example, former O.tel.o chief executive Ulf Bohle decided to market O.tel.o's wireline telephone service exclusively to consumers willing to commit to O.tel.o as their exclusive service provider.

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"It's incredibly lucky that no-one in the house was injured, " police spokesman Ulf Lindgren told TT news agency.

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