"I've got a lot of listening and learning to do in the first instance but I will look within the first six months to the first year to give people the impression that there is someone there very committed to the job, " he added.

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First impression of the event is that it delivered what it had to.

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Although a normal first impression is that the HDD market and perhaps PCs will be impacted, there are significant consequences these floods are about to wreak on the semiconductor market in general.

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My first impression was that this is an impressive munition that the Pentagon should be fast-tracking out to the force.

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In fact, the distinct impression one gets from her work is that an individual's first duty is to cultivating his own passions rather than nurturing his interest in the flourishing of those around him (with the possible exception of one's romantic partner).

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If he were to conclude that it is pretty difficult to create a homogenous culture of putting the customer first in an organisation that contains both a giant retail bank and a giant investment bank - and my impression is that he is sceptical such a culture can be nurtured and firmly rooted - would that reinforce the case for breaking up Barclays?

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