" And then there's Australia, far out east, "which is in the early stages of a spectacular growth phase.

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In other words, stop listening to every report out of the far east about component orders!

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The Wales Office insists that flying Mr Jones back to London - and then back out to the Far East - didn't cost the taxpayer a penny.

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Meanwhile, buying interest for palladium appears to be picking up out of the Far East ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations next month, said Afshin Nabavi, head of trading at MKS Finance.

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Finally, east Europeans have fanned out across the country far more than earlier arrivals, manning Lake District retirement homes, East Anglian farms, Scottish fish-processing plants and Channel Island guest houses.

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Already, knowledge and expertise previously thought to be the prerogative of the west is moving to places in the far east, where universities are churning out highly capable graduates.

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Only at Bawku, in the far north-east, did the election get out of hand.

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And young people looking for international experience in one of the most important emerging markets on the planet are heading to the Far East for those all-import fresh out of college internships.

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It turns out that last season, the Heat were far better against East opponents than against the West, and that didn't hold them back in their victory in the finals against Oklahoma City.

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Their west Atlantic population ranges the East Coast of the U.S. and Canada and far out to sea, but the Gulf of Mexico is the giant fish's only known breeding area.

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