Yet as stock markets have dwindled in economic importance, they have grown in political and social importance.
Yet its social importance is immense: in Mongolia's vast rural areas, it is the only bank that most people have ever walked into.
Wikipedia gives people the chance to post articles which they think are of cultural and social importance from their own countries, which people are encouraged to translate into their own languages.
But once I started reading the novel it became apparent that Fellowes was writing about much more than the provincial world of upper class Brits clinging to rapidly disappearing social importance.
So while Republicans are working to make this election entirely about the economy and the role of government, they seem to be completely ignoring an issue of both fundamental economic and social importance.
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It called on the assembly to recognise the social and environmental importance of the Lough Neagh and Lower Bann regions and the economic contribution they make through employment, leisure and tourism.
The good news for women is that we tend to be better in social situations than men provided we pay attention to the importance of using those social skills to our advantage.
The Tory party of ten years ago was slow to grasp the importance of social policies.
The Microsoft acquisition shows the increasing importance of social networking tools in the enterprise.
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When Web 2.0 companies began to emerge, they seemed to gravitate to the importance of social connections.
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Executives talk about employee empowerment, the need for innovation, the importance of social media and new business models.
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They understand, in theory, the importance of social media in their marketing mix.
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They also talked about the importance of social media but were cynical about corporations that use these new channels.
Authorities recognize the importance for social stability of ensuring that Chinese can invest their savings in a generally fair market.
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It also said it recognised the importance of social housing and welcomed the Shelter report as an important contribution to the debate.
Twitter, Linkedin, and About.me should be the social networks of most importance.
The figures underline the increasing importance of social media in sport, and the changing way in which people consume the action presented to them.
Twitter haters can go on scoffing that tweets are only ephemeral bits of frivolous information, but the Library of Congress has just ratified the importance of social media in recording history.
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Joined by over 250 participants from over fifty countries, the Summit highlighted the importance of social and economic entrepreneurship and strengthened mutually-beneficial relationships with entrepreneurs in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities around the world.
Looking at the two top countries - Finland and South Korea - the report says that there are many big differences, but the common factor is a shared social belief in the importance of education and its "underlying moral purpose".
In the past, I had discussed the importance of social media and blogging and his response was that, while he understood the necessity for it, both his budget and time did not permit hiring someone to stay on top of those efforts.
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If anything, social media has increased the importance of building positive customer experiences online and off.
"We've highlighted to them the importance of these social media, " Kelly said of the conversations with Twitter executives.
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For many publishers, 2013 is looking to be the year when social referrals outweigh search in importance.
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Ultimately, says Hanno, the future demands business leaders that recognize the importance of creating social value, not just economic value.
He also talks about the importance of the social aspects of learning for people who might otherwise spend many hours alone.
This is why the Minister attributed high importance to the social sciences, and to the role UNESCO should play in this area.
Now in its seventh year, Twitter has long been on the rise in terms of growing importance as a social network for musicians.
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