The answer is easy: surely it is better to be more active at the beginning.

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Social scientists seeking an answer in Towa discover a community where even the very elderly lead vibrant, active lives.

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The Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD), however, sees its role less as an active promoter of British exports than as a last-ditch line of defence when the market has no answer (it is also charged with making a profit).

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