The son of a Hungarian immigrant, who did not go to one of France's elite schools, Sarkozy had to fight his way to the top of politics by sheer strength of will.
The England star was its manager, with his tactics and the sheer strength of his will-to-win.
Neil Gibson, an economic adviser to the firm, fears that the strength of exports will be overwhelmed by weaknesses at home, with consumers and government reining in their spending and domestic businesses unable to raise money for investment.
Once we get a two- to five-day correction, it will be the strength of the following rally that will help determine how far stocks can rally into the end of the year.
The strength of their team will be scrum-time, a driving lineout and physicality.
The administration lacked the votes to raise taxes now on wealthier Americans, and the strength of Republican opponents will rise in January when a new Congress convenes.
"In the NASL the onus is on the local owner to build his club, and the strength of the league will be determined by what those owners do, " he said.
As such, the real test of the strength and longevity of this recent rally will not come from the first short-term correction of a few percentage points, for buyers will show up on these first forays down.
Not only does the robot look Terminator-esque, but it's been designed to mimic the muscle system of a human (with bone-crushing strength, of course) and will be programmed with a semi-autonomous AI so that the android can learn new tasks, all of which is just a little too much like the Terminator for our comfort.
The evaluation period, during which experts will be asked to test the strength and speed of each proposal, will end April, 1999, and the list will be narrowed down to five top proposals.
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But because prosperity varies across the country, the strength of the housing market will vary too.
More significantly, the growing strength of the emerging economies will cause varying policy responses, which could significantly impact U.S. dollar-denominated revenues and profits.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund ( EEM) has dropped to important support, so the strength of the next rally will be important.
As in the first four years, the strength of the American economy will determine more than anything else how much room the president has to advance his top priorities.
Nor is it true, as some commentators allege, that the first estimate is biased downwards - that they generally underestimate the strength of the economy and will be revised upwards as later estimates emerge.
The U.S. will remain the strongest driver but will need to find markets for selling more as well as buying. (Investment flows, and the strength of the dollar, will figure in this.) Another key factor will be China--how fast it integrates into the world trading system as a nation, and as 30-odd provinces and zones.
Earnings of other companies like Lowes and Home Depot will provide additional feedback on the state of the construction sector, while Wal-Mart and Target will help gauge the strength of the consumer.
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It aims to do so on the strength of a new chip that will be quite dazzling if it lives up to its promise.
The real strength of Tajikistan's democratisation will then be tested.
Instead of being on the defensive from the beginning of the next round of legislating, the Democrats will be starting from a position of strength.
The addition, on a season's loan, of Andy Webster will give United a combination of quality, strength and poise at the back.
An indicative ballot will demonstrate the strength of feelings of the profession beyond question.
The response to the Woolwich killing will test the strength of these improvements.
The questions now are twofold: What will be the strength of the recovery?
And the only thing that kept the peace in Europe was the political will and military strength of the United States.
The visit will underscore the strength of our economic links, which contribute to millions of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.
Aurok, a fully 3-D rendered character and fearless Norse warrior with supernatural strength, will battle endless waves of foes from the invading Cronarch army in a survival-mode arena.
Their reaction to pressure will reveal the strength of their character and conviction, what and whom they value, and whether or not they can be trusted.
The expected end strength of the Afghan national security forces will be around 350, 000 by 2015, although that is expected to fall to 230, 000 by 2017.
If, on the other hand, stocks do rebound, it will be the strength of the rebound that may give us some clues as to how it might withstand a failure by the supercommittee.
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