The Costa Rican president described the development as a moment of opportunity for Mr.Zelaya and his opponents to try to come to an agreement.

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"They're not only bringing the opportunity to give Afghans more security,working closely with the Afghan national security forces, but bringing very important development dollars."

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But he said the downturn also provided an opportunity to forge a new relationship whereby Africa drives its own development agenda in partnership with the world community.

VOA: standard.2009.06.10

No private sector businesses would see the vacant land as an opportunity for new development.

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"We anticipate that global investors will be excited about what is an unprecedented development opportunity, " he said.

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In doing their best to ensure that it will not be accompanied by policies that might deliver stable growth, Ecuador's politicians are squandering the country's best development opportunity in a generation.

ECONOMIST: Ecuador