It can still be considered optimism, sure, but it is weakening and this is disconcerting.

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Still others observed that, all things considered, slang can be pretty efficient.

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Even with these new ways to access capital, though, the country still has a long way to go before its capital markets can be considered fully developed.

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More than half of those had less than a year in service and were still in Entry Level Training, a phase of development not even in a category that can be considered qualified, much less skilled.

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