He brought locally made appliances to China so Haier could study the competition.

FORBES: China's Khyber Pass

Last month, the STB commissioned a study of competition in the freight rail industry by a third-party research firm, Wisconsin-based Christensen Associates.

FORBES: All Aboard

The study, published in the international journal Biological Invasions, suggested that European hares exhibit strong competition for habitat space and food resources with native species, most notably other hare species.

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On winning the Tchaikovsky competition in 1990, Boris Berezovsky left Russia after only three years of study at the conservatory.

ECONOMIST: Classical music in Moscow

However, he indicated that the industry group's study and several other reports have played a role in shaping the department's discussion on competition in capital markets.

FORBES: A Capital Affair

The 18-year-old, who has applied to study anatomy at the university, said he was delighted to have been nominated for the final of the competition.

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Some advisers including conductor Kirill Kondrashin, with whom he had achieved such heights at the competition and with his concerto recording warned that he should curtail his appearances to study, practice and learn new repertoire.

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