It is morphing quickly from a brilliant retailer into a first tier digital platform owner.
Most obviously, the very structure of the U.S.-Japan alliance is not one between two equal first tier powers.
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Rangers disputed this and a First Tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) ruled the scheme did not breach tax law.
In fact, the examples of countries where government spending on infrastructure (meant broadly) has produced a first tier economy are pretty narrow.
Less-swanky private and public schools are fighting price discrimination with price discrimination by using merit aid to buy students from the first tier.
The makers have pushed much of their intellectual property away to the first tier of component suppliers, which have taken physical assets along with the necessary skills.
In the first tier of sanctions, Chinese nationals and state-owned enterprises would be barred from securing U.S. bank loans or floating bond offerings on the U.S. debt market.
In the Armitage-Nye Report, the authors again rhetorically state that their blueprint for a strengthened alliance will apply only if Japan remains committed to being a first tier power.
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By fixing the adult literacy programme on the first tier of the national qualifications framework, successful participants are awarded a recognised qualification and benefit from raised self-esteem and improved chances for employment.
In his statement, Sir David said he was "pleased" with the judgement of the first tier tax tribunal's judgement on Rangers, which ruled in favour of the club's use of Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs).
Ever the optimist, with the economy ticking up again, law school (at the first tier) may again become a go-to first career step for women who want to control their own economic future.
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The new partnership with DST could help bring Tencent into the first tier of global digital media investing, and the huge pools of capital DST, Tencent and Naspers control should make entrepreneurs the world over drool.
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If, after one year, the proliferation activities that prompted the first tier sanctions have not been rectified, the President would have the option of denying access for all state-owned enterprises of the PRC to the U.S. capital markets.
Former Labour minister Lord Bach said the government had failed to honour an earlier commitment by former Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke to allow support in "point of law" cases at the first-tier tribunal level - the first stage of the tribunal process.
Wu is looking to second-tier cities such as Yantai, Wuxi and Changzhou for growth as first-tier cities such as Beijing mature.
Boeing won't let first-tier suppliers collaborate on the 7E7 unless they, too, invest in Dassault's software.
However, there are considerable advantages to teaming up with a first-tier venture capitalist or corporate partner.
British university students, especially those at the first-tier universities, thus get a fantastic bargain.
Watching from a first-tier box, the 83-year-old composer was given a big ovation during the curtain calls.
There was also drama at Leeds where the first-tier side defeated eight time winners Tottenham Hotspur 2-1.
Raytheon generates about a quarter of its military sales abroad, more than any other first-tier defense contractor.
Wales are in the Plate after finishing third in Pool B to drop out of the first-tier Cup competition.
All the first-tier cities like Shanghai and Beijing saw their price hikes slow, but they are still higher than before.
The Wall Street Journal loves the plan put forth by the fast-fading Huntsman and slams the first-tier Romney plan.
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And finally, there are the repeated warnings policymakers have made to the biggest contractors that mergers between first-tier firms will not be approved.
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If Mr. Rounds faces a first-tier Democratic opponent, he'll have to raise more money and mount a stronger campaign than in his gubernatorial races.
As with other teams that lack the first-tier payrolls of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, a single bad trade or contract mistake could sink him.
The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011 also sets out conditions under which an appellant may be exempt from paying or have the fee refunded.
If first-tier status is not met, the Rams lease would switch to year-to-year terms a decade ahead of schedule and the team would have the option to leave St.
The defense industry is buzzing about the recent elevation of women into senior leadership roles at several first-tier firms, but the biggest leap of all has gotten little attention.
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