And after these investments have been given the better part of a year to take root, a picture of their impact is starting to emerge.
Democracy has hardly had a chance to take root in the small Islamic island nation (population: about 400, 000, plus lots of honeymooning tourists).
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Rep. Duncan Hunter, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the U.S. role will be to provide a "shield" under which a democracy can take root in Iraq.
So if you are unsure of who to root for, take a listen to all of these songs and choose based on which team has the better musical selection for its city.
But hiring trends are changing, and experts predict within the next 365 days a new practice will take root that will change the job application process on both sides of the interview table forever.
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"We're trying to encourage a bold round of public-sector innovation to help a handful of these ideas take root, " Anderson said.
We can convince the businesses and industries of the 21st century to take root right here by building and deploying a new network of infrastructure.
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Well, I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders, and I know you don't, either.
But to reach the physiological root of those sensations, we need to take a close look at the vagus nerve -- actually a bundle of nerves that starts at the base of the brain and branches out through the body, linking up with the facial and vocal muscles and the heart, lungs, and gut.
Nevertheless, I believe we can and we will get there, by remembering what made us great -- by building an economy where innovation is encouraged, education is a national mission, new jobs and businesses choose to take root right here in the United States.
Surabi and other Afghan officials have joined forces with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the U.S. Agency for International Development and other foreign donors to make the park a reality: not just as a tourist haven, but as a place where the country's fledgling conservation laws can take root.
Rumsfeld's plan, observers have said, was to win the war in Iraq with smaller troop numbers and a large emphasis on technology, which would in turn let democracy take root.
Global chains like Starbucks were surprised when they failed to take root in Australian cities, seeming not to have noticed there was a fully formed coffee scene already in place and some very fussy customers to contend with.
Then, as the Renaissance movement began to take root in Europe, Continental Humanist writers began to revive Carolingian lettering, a form of script predating the Gothic style.
Our future as a nation depends on making sure that the jobs and industries of the 21st century take root here in America.
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Not content with that extraordinary achievement -- and not willing to trust in its permanence, Robert Krieble embarked on a heroic personal effort to consolidate freedom's victory by helping democracy and free enterprise take root throughout the former Soviet bloc.
For example, if your BMI is 36 - which is probably what John Prescott's is - you take the square root of that, which would be six, and divide it by 100, giving you a figure of 6%.
If the free wireless web is to take root anywhere, the most likely place will be in rural areas, which have less radio congestion and a more acute shortage of high-speed infrastructure.
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