It is also a problem, since bad vibes may deter potential migrants and investors.

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Yet, for union leaders, these concessions seem overshadowed by bad vibes from Mr Blair.

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" and I said, "I don't know, bad vibes or something.

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If competitiveness in international business is an increasing worry, then someone should intervene to correct for the bad vibes these agencies send out, to citizens and visitors alike.

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The standoff between Arrington and Huffington produced some pretty bad vibes between the staff of TechCrunch, several of whom followed Arrington in resigning, and the staff of the Huffington Post.

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Even if bad vibes from the French government keep Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) from bidding for French rival Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), it still remains a firm to watch for investors in American drug companies such as Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) and Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ), who compete directly with the Swiss giant.

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