Putting aside for a moment the moral and security dimensions of this matter, I use the term "material" with regard to these non-financial concerns because of the advent of South African apartheid-type divestment campaigns and the prospect of economic sanctions against proliferators or other offenders which could impact adversely on the value of foreign equity and debt holdings (e.g. the Talisman case).
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One of the finest stones on display is the 'Talisman of the Throne', presented to Emperor Jahangir in 1621 by the Shah of Iran.
It is significant that the value of Talisman shares have fallen by more than 20% during the past few months in the face of an active disinvestment campaign supported by many of the signatories of the December 9 letter, and following media reports on Talisman's involvement in Sudan.
The England talisman hit a blistering 90-ball hundred before he sacrificed himself.
However, the return of talisman kicker Jonny Wilkinson inspired successive victories over Samoa, Tonga, Australia and France to give England the chance of becoming the first team to retain the title.
Coming into the tournament without injured talisman Michael Ballack, doubts over the future of coach Joachim Loew and the second-youngest squad in the competition, many might have expected Germany to struggle in South Africa.
The big uncertainty in Talisman's third quarter results comes from the Yme platform in the Norwegian North Sea, which was evacuated in July for safety reasons.
France's 10 men held out for a 1-1 draw but without their talisman the fates had swung decisively against them.
The Wales fly-half has become the club's talisman and to lose a player of his calibre would be a blow.
But those raising a glass to Irish rugby's talisman for the last decade may also have a sobering thought nagging away at them.
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When some 50, 000 displaced people arrived last month in Bentiu, the oil town where Talisman is based, it was able to fly in emergency help.
Despite Ottawa's reticence to take more concrete steps, the private divestment campaign is leaving its mark on Talisman Energy, which owns 25 percent of the venture.
Widespread recognition that the situation has risen to the level of armed conflict is no talisman: It will not result in immediate intervention, nor is it likely the regime will immediately change its tactics.
Dave Mann, a spokesman for Calgary- based Talisman, said the firm is confident it has not violated any SEC disclosure rules.
Other westerners also hold back, fearing the bad publicity that forced Talisman, a Canadian oil firm, to quit a few years ago.
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Publishers wave it around like a talisman that has the magic power to make falling ad revenues and shrinking subscriber rolls irrelevant.
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If they did find him guilty on all counts, would that be a talisman that repaired the damage to the game of baseball?
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Talisman even signed the International Code of Ethics for Canadian Business.
Paul Collingwood turned again to Flintoff in the hope of breaking the one Indian partnership of note and his talisman obliged, testing Dhoni with another short one that proved too quick for him and brushed the glove.
Fillol's conversion suddenly left only seven points between the sides with Leinster's talisman hobbling off.
Ye olde parchment serves as shorthand for everything old, real, durable, American, and true a talisman held up against the uncertainties and abstractions of a meaningless, changeable, paperless age.
Nor is the Sudanese government particularly interested in Talisman's problems.
Morgan, though, merely enhanced his reputation as England's talisman in this form of the game.
The venture's other members are Talisman Energy of Canada and Petronas of Malaysia.
Talisman claims to have convinced the government to set up a fund to help war-ravaged areas, an idea the government claims as its own.
That seems a long way from sleeping under a bridge, and I get a sense that the Sartre book is a kind of talisman: a pledge to himself that it will happen.
Second, a divestment campaign promoted by Ms. Shea and other activists has resulted in a huge sell-off of Talisman shares by four of the Nation's leading investment funds -- TIAA-CREF, the California and New Jersey public employees' pension funds and of Texas teachers.
The current dominant players, such as Chesapeake, Range Resources, Talisman Energy, and Cabot Oil and Gas have locked up a good deal of the acreage, but they may be joined by others.
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