By shining a light on the sub-par performance of the sales team, she exposed them to their peers and in fact, to the world at large.

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Defense was a stronger contributor to sales during the sub-prime crisis, when demand for jetliners weakened while military demand was at a peak.

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The panel expresses concern over the continued sale of potentially harmful drugs in India years after such products were banned or withdrawn in developed countries and the prevalence of "sub-standard" - 7-8% of total sales - in the market.

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Milk sales are on the up, albeit by modest sub-2% figures for each of the past three years.

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