Multinational and Indian corporate groups have invested a huge amount of money in Indian cricket, which attracts immense interest throughout the nation of one billion people.

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The presiding judge, Sinnappa Augustine Paul, initially ruled that English would be used, given the immense international interest in the case.

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Andy Ridley of the WWF, which is behind the initiative, says interest has been immense.

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It goes without saying that achieving such a transformation would also be very much in the interest of developed nations facing immense demands on limited foreign aid resources.

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So, once again, the South China Sea, a vital interest to the region, a national interest to the United States, an area that carries an immense amount of commerce, and an area in which we must maintain maritime security and peace and not see disruptions as a consequence of contested areas in others.

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