Yet for all the recent progress in supply chains, a weak link remains--the link between product development and manufacturing.
Consistent with that rather gloomy finding, some new research finds only a weak link between the rule of law and economic growth.
Gatland picked out the Northampton player, 24, as a weak link ahead of the opening Six Nations encounter in Cardiff on 4 February.
Meanwhile, the Telegraph newspaper reports that England hooker Dylan Hartley - whom Gatland criticised as a weak link in the run-up to the 4 February clash - has accepted the Wales coach's apology.
The experienced defender remains a regular for Argentina but his lack of pace makes him a potential weak link in South Africa.
Carlos Salcido crashed a long-range effort against the crossbar and Andres Guardado shot narrowly wide as Mexico found space in front of an Argentina backline that many believe to be a possible weak link in an otherwise gifted side.
The report said the evidence suggested a "probable, but weak, causal link between psychotic illness, including schizophrenia, and cannabis use".
The financiers were, with a very few notable exceptions, the weak link.
Still, this development is good news for consumers, as it should lead to increased demand for the cards, which will hopefully serve as a kick in the pants for the weak link in the CableCARD chain, whoever it is.
ENGADGET: CableLabs approves Motorola's multi-stream CableCARD
Francesco Garzarelli from Goldman Sachs said that in the event of a massive write-down "a systemic danger in the eurozone which comes from the weak link that is Greece will be removed".
Mr Woodruff plumps for money as the weak link, tracing Russia's descent into a barter economy.
The case for a link between malaria and global warming has always been very weak.
The weak link that has allowed robots to turn Webmail into a spam hose?
But luckily for patients and drug companies alike, the data supporting a link between the impotence drug and a loss of sight are weak at best.
There's still one weak link in the equation: What if you're using a different e-mail address in five, ten or 20 years?
Even if Mr. Paulson were to figure out the link between the weak dollar and oil dictators around the world, a greenback reversal would take time.
The weak link: County employees had been logging into the network through their home computers, leaving a gaping security hole.
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