The government overstated the seriousness of the case by comparing his acts to most brazen thefts involving tangible goods.

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This shift stems, in large part, from the movement from a predominately resource and tangible goods-based economy to an information-based one.

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The promise of American manufacturing, the power of producing tangible goods that people want to buy, was on full display at the Washington Auto Show, where the President stopped by last Tuesday.

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When Silicon Valley s inventors want to make something new, they re less likely to head to China than to a clutch of small buildings surrounding Flextronics offices in Milpitas, California, where ideas become tangible goods.

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Consumer goods companies also add tangible value to advocacy efforts.

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