His seventh consecutive jockeys' title was a formality and few would bet against an eighth this year, even more record-breaking exploits and big wins.
This year promises even more recognition worldwide.
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Knowing the need to bolster support for his tiny principality and deflect criticism of his own authoritarian government, the peripatetic Hassanal earlier this year traveled even more frequently than usual, not just to his second home in Singapore, or to friendly Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
This year it is even more difficult, as the hoped-for economic recovery failed to materialize.
"This year there is even more to be optimistic about, " said team owner and principal Vijay Mallya.
This year he was even more upbeat and dedicated than usual, having decided to concentrate on the international road races, plus selected national events, in partnership with the Ballymoney-based JMF Millsport team.
"The carnival and concert have become an important part of the city's annual celebrations and this year we have even more on offer as we welcome the first St Patrick's festival, " he added.
But we believe the downward trend of the actual reports so far this year, and even more importantly how the Q2 forecasts had to be revised lower so rapidly as the quarter progressed, is the real story.
Still, sales outpaced the industry average last year, and should grow even more this year when Ford Motor Co. rolls out its first minivan since 2006, the Transit Connect Wagon.
For all these reasons, it is perhaps unsurprising that profits at, for example, BHP Billiton grew by 40% last year and will probably go up even more this year.
Meantime, said Hobica of Airfarewatchdog.com, flights to Mexico and Caribbean destinations, which are generally more affordable this time of year anyway, are even more enticing because of even greater prices and because the airlines are waiving the need to buy tickets in advance in order to secure the best rates.
This year, there are even more representatives from trade unions and non-governmental organisations at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.
This year there will be even more pressure on the social security budget - which makes up a third of total government spending.
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Lowe's has seen its sales slow even more this year, while its shares have lost about 6%.
He says the idea has caught on at a few hundred joints and he hopes for even more this year.
The Dodgers haven't won the World Series since 1988 and if they fall short again this year, they might spend even more.
Too, if Amazon enters the phone race as it is presumed to do this year, things will get even more difficult for Nokia.
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At the end of the year the Winter Solstice is celebrated --many Macau Chinese consider this festival even more important than Chinese New Year.
Odds are that more stores opening even earlier this year than last helped the cause but that jump in traffic points to more consumers looking to stretch their dollars and for big deals.
Seasonality is liable to be even more important this year than in most years.
Why might seasonality be even more important this year than in other years?
The government gave the industry a big boost in 2005 and it's likely to get even more backing this year.
With many health-care analysts predicting 6-7% increases in health insurance fees this year, benefit costs could rise even more rapidly.
That dynamic may be even more obvious this year, with a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on the Tennessee ballot.
TurboTax got even more business this year, especially for its online product.
The latest dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPUs due to arrive in tablets this year should pull ahead of Atom even more, especially when bolstered by powerful graphics such as Nvidia.
That problem was even more pronounced this year.
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