The real effort was to go out and define what the strategic elements were, what success looked like and what we expected to accomplish.

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As a matter of fact, rare earth has been listed in the category of strategic elements in many countries, such as the U.S.A. and Japan.

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In order to vouch for their companies, these two executives have become more involved in the operational and strategic elements of the business, rendering the COO irrelevant, he says.

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"The Moscow Treaty represents an important elements of the new strategic relationship between the United States and Russia, " Bush said in a statement to the Senate.

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What we found is that if you look at what happened in a large strategic change initiative, there are two elements.

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However, when I ask why they need a faster computer and they tell me that it will allow them to build a more valuable deliverable for our clients, the elements of that improved deliverable become part of my strategic vision.

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In short, Russian leaders hope to control or eliminate many elements of U.S. military power in exchange for strategic force reductions they will have to make anyway.

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