It also takes a decisive step in changing how insurance companies deal with the costs of health care.

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"I believe the organizational streamlining that Bracken is driving is a decisive step for Logitech's future, " said Guerrino De Luca, Logitech chairman and chief executive officer.

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This weekend's two-day event in Cardiff features six games and all 12 Super League clubs as the sport takes a decisive step towards extending its influence beyond its traditional boundaries.

BBC: Rugby league looks to new horizon

This conference laid the foundations for the negotiations that led to the creation of IPBES. A decisive step was taken in Busan (South Korea) in June 2010, when the governments of 75 countries approved the creation of this platform.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN DHAKA

"This is a very decisive step forward and very clear evidence of our ability to work together, " he added.

BBC: Robinson and McGuinness outline shared future plans

Alternatively, al-Assad could hang on to power for months yet, if regime forces and the Free Syrian Army continue to battle without a decisive victory on either side and the international community declines to step in.

CNN: Syria: As al-Assad's grip loosens, what could come next?

Long before the current era of computers, the inventor Blaise Pascal designed a mechanical calculator in 1642 -- regarded by many as the first decisive step toward modern microprocessors.

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