And having waited 48 years for a return to Europe's top table, Spurs cannot afford to let the opportunity slip through their fingers.

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The second risk is that the Nordics will let slip a golden opportunity to reform welfare and roll back the state's interference in the private sector.

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Especially in a weak economy, the stakes are far too high to let this opportunity slip away and hamstring American businesses looking to expand into emerging markets.

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