But it has lots of weak businesses as well, including its declining consumer long-distance unit and its failed mobile-telecoms arm.

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It is the investing approach of the day, meaningful mostly because fund managers want to distance themselves from the widely held view that unit trusts in Asia used to concentrate more on industries than companies, letting the region's strong growth pull them along regardless of the inherent quality of the companies selected.

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For example, the NFL moved kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 beginning in 2011, and also required the coverage unit to start within 5 yards of the ball, closing the distance between the teams.

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