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The military budget of China, so often touted as the next superpower, is less than one-seventh of that.

As is often true of most advertising promises, the benefits touted by Fitflops advertisers aren't as significant as promised.

He has shown remarkable ability for a player so young, and is often touted in the media as "the new Diego Maradona" .

The computer maker Lenovo is often touted as a product of China's unconventional business environment.

Domestic airlines had steeply discounted regional flights in June as the much-touted Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail line prepared to open.

While many applications for your computer are touted as easy to master, "nothing ever works perfectly, " he says.

Some have touted the holiday season, the beginning of the week or a rainy day as among the best times to try and reel in that low low price.

TINY, landlocked Rwanda is sometimes touted as Africa's high-tech economy. It is still a bit early for that, however.

Mr Bush touted his handling of the economy and said he would meet his target, initiated in 2004, of cutting the deficit in half by 2009.

In many people's eyes, Lu Xun has been touted as a brave fighter, his own words, each word pointing to the dark reality of the rule.

But self-confidence is not an ideology, and the much-touted Asian model of development does not seem to be an exportable product.

Gorbachev worked his way up the party ladder as a typical apparatchik; although touted as a reformer, he had few reform ideas.

Object reuse was often touted as a major benefit of object-orientation, but frequently the reality failed to live up to the theory.

The meeting was touted as an attempt to try to hammer out some lingering issues from the Copenhagen negotiations last December.

On the surface it appears to be in conflict with America's much touted democracy, but this is not the case.

Ashtanga Yoga is often touted as "a workout that can change your life - if you survive it" .

SAML is often touted as a provider of a single sign-on (SSO) mechanism.

Widely touted forecasts such as for 200m climate refugees in the next few decades seem to have been plucked from the air.

He had previously touted the idea of a fuel "stabiliser" to smooth fluctuations in oil prices. He gave up that plan.

Last used in the Carter administration, such a credit was touted by Barack Obama during the presidential campaign.

CSR had touted its sugar unit to trade buyers for at least two years before electing to spin it off to shareholders last June.

That it did not seek an even bigger increase is being touted by some as an act of restraint.

He is being touted as the next Susan Boyle after winning hundreds of thousands of fans around the world on YouTube.

64-bit architecture is often touted as having significant performance advantages over 32-bit.

roy: what, the ever-touted almighty power of magic wasn't enough to protect you? you needed someone to hit something with a stick?

The expansion of Afghanistan's government forces, both military and police, has been a much-touted goal of both Washington and Kabul.

China is often touted as a growth market, but other countries with big populations will also grow - India and African nations for example.

In the early days of the language's development, it was touted as a solution for developing cross-platform desktop applications.

The often touted good sense of humor and kind soul play a much smaller role in the selection process as well.

A speech in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, was touted as the keynote of his seven-country tour.

Cutting fees is now touted as a "quick win" , one of precious few easy victories in development.

Ideally suited for both skirmish warfare and fleet support, destroyers are touted as one of the best anti-frigate platforms available.

A widely touted supply bottleneck had been caused by the lack of investment in refining in the lean years of the 1990s.

Vietnam, for example, is often touted as the next China.

For a few years it was faster than Intel's chips, an advantage that Apple touted in humorous commercials.

The unit is expected to be commercially available in several years, and is already being touted as the future of the computing industry.

Many investors said they were unsophisticated customers who lost their life savings on investments that had been touted as safe.

But that means travellers lose the benefit of a downtown arrival, often touted as an advantage of trains.

If only those rich-country banks which touted subprime mortgages to the poor had been as public-spirited.

The much-touted miracle of Anglo-Saxon capitalism turned out to be a mirage.

IT IS touted as the biggest overhaul of American finance since the Great Depression.

Drug-testing laws are often touted as a way of saving tax dollars, but the facts are once again not quite as presented.

for all of these reasons , some economists have touted the danish approach as an ideal model for emerging - market mortgages.

Defense Ministry spokesperson touted the pinpoint accuracy of the missile, which he says has now been officially deployed.

Unilever, another global food giant that had been touted as a possible bidder, ruled itself out recently.

Famed for his trickery and outstanding vision, Joe Cole has long been touted as the great hope of English football.

It seems strange, then, that inflation is now touted as a solution to the rich world's economic troubles.

BookCrossing - Touted as "the world's biggest free book club, " BookCrossing is a free book resource, as well as a human experiment.

My dad, when he was 14, joined with his mum and dad, and he touted around Ireland. My mum was a music teacher .

FOR: Has long been touted as one of the favoured successors and is admired by many at Old Trafford.

SOA has been touted as a possible solution to these stumbling blocks that often prevent IT to deliver the value that the business requires.

For a start, pools of potential partners are often much smaller than the big numbers touted by mainstream sites suggest.

It was the first time one of the much-touted "invisible" fighters had ever been hit.

Russia has touted the gas pipeline plan as a way to pry North Korea out of economic isolation, and dial back Mr. Kim as a nuclear threat.

Because of its unusual electrical properties it has been touted as a way of making everything from touch screens to solar cells.

People are always asking when he's going to retire, what next (he was recently touted as the new Wales coach), and he doesn't have a clue.

Omega-3 oils, found in walnuts , flaxseed and especially fish, have long been touted as being healthy for the heart.

Only two years ago, eurozone membership was being touted as a solution to Eastern Europe's debt worries.

People said that he touted for his mother and sister.

Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, is the name most widely touted in European circles.

Indeed, national officials touted the directive as a move away from "administrative" controls on population growth.

The Kremlin has touted Bulava as a unique weapon able to pierce any air defense.

Now, the cost of making the transition -- hundreds of billions of dollars -- is being touted as a selling point.

Plus the media focus and folly, two people's assets is not to be touted on the day?

You may remember we profiled EditGrid last week and touted it as 'better than Google Spreadsheets'.

Industrialisation has been touted by economists as a way to create faster growth and pull hundreds of millions out of poverty.

For those duped out of the $7 million, the penny stocks touted as "good bets" by the scammers obviously weren't.

The company touted itself as an "extra effort" firm.

Bankers all over the world have touted lists of Western takeover candidates among China's big firms.

The Hercules has been touted as one of, if not the most versatile tactical transport aircraft ever built.

Within the chain because of their own boast, boast their own people is not the same, high reliability, and slowly I would not have touted.

THE e-mail from Nigeria claimed to come from an aide to the president and touted a business opportunity with potentially vast returns.

However on Wednesday, Shay Given, often touted as the best keeper in the Premier League, made an identical error to the Pole.

You say Rooney and Ronaldo can improve. They're already being touted as among the best in the world. How good can they be?

India's pharmaceuticals industry was touted as a sector that could weather the global financial crisis and attract foreign investors.

One of the WTO's major problems is also touted as one of its virtues: every member has a veto.

But CWM and similar subscription services are also being touted as a potentially life-saving gift to the ailing music industry.

Helping poorer countries catch up has long been among the benefits touted for globalisation.

Skin, bones and internal organs are used to make traditional medicines touted to cure anything from arthritis to impotency .

Warm touted by the media, "Bo's theory" is not an isolated incident, in essence it reveals the flippancy of Chinese forest circles.

But President Obama touted the achievement as a much-needed departure from partisan divisions and encouraged that to continue.

Turner and the cell phone to record the dialogue between the security personnel, the recording released on the Internet, touted by users.

Still, a few yearsago they were touted proudly. But the touting has become more nervous, and nonew projects have come on stream.

Prodigal only one meter six, she was touted as nothing to boast about.

Not having to drench homes, offices and ships in water is one of the advantages that Cademartiri touted when announcing his discovery.

Other potential bidders still have the chance to make a more appealing offer but it seems that Kraft's touted rivals will remain silent.

Carbon capture and storage, a much touted technology to reduce emissions, is likely to remain much more expensive.

Maybe someone forgot to explain that policy to Thompson in that diversity training program HRC touted in its Equality Index rating.

They touted their triumph at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Since times immemorial its potential heart benefits have been touted, but no conclusive evidence has emerged.

Obama administration officials touted the tougher car mileage standards announced yesterday as "truly historic" .

Mr Koch, a one-time rival of Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, had also been touted as a possible finance minister in Berlin.

The Internet has been touted as the ultimate tool for bringing people together into shared communities of interest.

There are lessons here, though not necessarily the ones that have been touted by much of the media.

And executives from the firms touted the strength of American values in a promotional movie.

Authorities also have yet to open a much-touted financial futures exchange in Shanghai.

Commodities have long been touted as a hedge that reacts differently from other assets to economic changes.

All those clubs, and yet he was touted to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

It's at times like these when the much-touted convenience of shopping over the Internet sounds like a better alternative.

The capital-raising plan, which is being touted to investors in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, is at an early stage and details remain sketchy.

The G20, once touted as a more efficient alternative to the UN, is in trouble.

The SCMP said Broad Group, a Hunan-based air conditioner maker, had touted the Zhongnanhai air purifiers on its website.

The controlled fusion of atoms - creating conditions like those in our Sun - has long been touted as a possible revolutionary energy source.

One widely touted idea is to phase in retirement over a number of years.

INTERACTIVE television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been touted for years.

They released one single, "Now" on Decca before disbanding in late 1969; a much-touted Quartet album, Joseph, never saw the light of day.

Game has been touted by some teachers as an exercise in logical reasoning, patience, mnemonic memory and count.

It has long been touted as a potential weapon in treating obesity.

Fairness and equality are proudly touted as the hallmarks of North Korea's self-reliant brand of socialism.

As environmental awareness has grown , companies worldwide have touted their efforts to create a greener planet .

So much for the heavily touted ACE body structure on the Honda.

Though she was touted as the daughter of a former NFL star, in reality, Brittny hadn't seen her father in 17 years.

For years, higher education was touted as a safe path to professional and financial success.

It has shown some signs of healing this year, but the much-touted recovery is tentative and fragile.

Nonetheless, some of the merger benefits Mr Lewis touted look real enough.

The project is being touted as relief for overburdened European energy grids, and more importantly for Siemens, as a lure for investors.

This is all advice that's been touted loudly and long about how to 'best' your emotions.

Graphene is now touted as a wonder material.

Ever since, fuel cells burning hydrogen or other fuels such as methanol have been touted as clean, quiet and green power sources.

PHILADELPHIA -- Drinking a nice warm cup of green tea has long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal.

Enthusiasts have always touted Linux as the best operating system, and they've become more strident and shrill since Vista's launch.

Over the years, I've worked with many tools that were touted as extensible and configurable.

One much-touted remedy is to accelerate their path to the euro, or even let them adopt it immediately.

Tobacco taxes are going up this Wednesday, and they increase is touted to be the largest increase ever.

Think critically. Consider the "facts" touted in diet myths. Are they from biased or preliminary research?

The set-up was touted as a "new strategic partnership" that would finally end poverty in Africa.

In the end, Moammar Gadhafi, the young army officer of nomadic parents, who touted himself as a unifier, unified many Libyans against him.

The morning papers touted it as a milestone in Chinese sporting culture.

Yes, very droll. Equally, art is not an easily sold asset but it is also touted as another area for nervous investors.

Electric bikes were once touted as a solution to China's transportation woes.

This month ministers have hawked high-speed trains in Florida and touted a water-treatment facility in Riyadh.

But the planning was done with little awareness of how local people lived, and the much-touted projects have largely been scrapped.

Now, as the market continues to worsen, Lereah is skeptical of many of the rescue plans being touted in the media.

Japan's hopes of acquiring the jet touted as the world's most advanced fighter are being dashed. The commander of U.

He also touted the group's recently issued recommendations on executive compensation.

E-mails suggest that an employee touted its wares in public while slamming them in private.

Dongtan and other highly touted eco-cities across China were meant to be models of sustainable design for the future.

Human growth hormone has also been touted as a restorative elixir, even though research has indicated that it can't turn back the clock.

The leader of Turkmenistan touted his country's reliable energy partnership with Moscow.

Soon he found himself being touted as a successor of Bruce Lee.

Dr. Eli Landau has written "The White Book, " touted as the first Israeli pork cookbook.

Nokia this morning touted a sharp turnaround in its smartphone share for the last quarter of 2009.

Cadbury was even touted as a possible buyer of Kraft's confectionery arm.

Especially hard hit are the players heavily touted as LBO targets.

The Athletic Bilbao midfielder has been touted as a possible replacement should Xabi Alonso leave Anfield.

The antioxidant that's been touted for the past decade as a miracle cure-all: It fights cancer!

What does it take to generate the vibrancy so touted by the projects' initiators ?

The free market, touted as the best way to run the world, is currently in free fall.

Officials have touted the country's rail technology as the world's most advanced and have eyed foreign markets including California.

Exercise has long been touted as the panacea for everything that ails you.

In their closing statements, the candidates touted their personal principles and asked Americans for their votes.

Some officials have touted the new property tax as another market-dampening measure.

Obama's much-touted tax break for middle and working class Americans survived but was scaled back.

The system they touted as superior has failed.

Many of the liberal blogs who touted the Illinois Democrat early on have blasted Obama for changing his position.

But chicken soup has been touted as a cold remedy for more than a thousand years.

Besides being nutritious, bee pollen is touted for other health benefits.

Further joint ventures and more cooperation with China Mobile, touted back then, never fully materialized.

When officials unveiled plans for the dam, they touted its ability to prevent floods downstream.

The government touted building railways as a great way to keep the economy buoyant during global financial trouble, and boost employment.

C. , and self-proclaimed experts have touted anti-aging elixirs ever since.

Even though many standards are touted as "open" these days, that doesn't always mean they're free of patented technology.

One often-touted purpose is a "try before you implement" capability.

The hitch to the latest touted fix (Just create a fiscal union! ) is how to make it happen.

The left-sided midfielder has been touted as Pavel Nedved's replacement, but the chief has shackled him.

So, a new era of marriage, "bare marriage" has become so "poor busy family, " and touted them interested.

The much touted spending cuts are just another promissory note.

Patpong is touted as Bangkok's red light district for expats and tourists.

Solar energy is touted by some as the solution to the world's energy woes.

For as long as there have been folk remedies, apple cider vinegar has been touted as a cure-all for all kinds of skin and hair problems.

Touted as a self-sufficent floating city, Sarly Adre Bin Sarkum's Water-Scraper utilizes a variety of green technologies.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Onions make you cry, add flavor to food and are touted for their medicinal benefits.

Red wine has long been touted as a health elixir.

By contrast, she constantly touted her travels to more than 80 countries as First Lady.

And what about the much-touted benefits of financial innovation?

In February his "middle-class task-force" touted measures such as expanded child care and, less encouragingly, support for unionisation.

Fish oil supplements are all the rage, touted as a kind of 21st century wonder pill.

Even China's much-touted economic power has been misunderstood.

But many of the agreements touted in the joint statements lacked detail.

HYDROGEN has long been touted as the future of energy.

Glowing Flowers Touted As Floral 'Bling'

I haven't seen animation this slow since I was buying games that touted their CD-ROM GRAPHICS.

Gingko biloba for years has been touted as an herbal supplement that can maintain and improve memory and brain function as we age.

On a trip last year to the company's Fremont complex, President Barack Obama touted Solyndra for creating jobs.

A move by Sanofi-Aventis for key US partner Bristol-Myers Squibb has been touted around for many years now.

Relatively new networks such as Foursquare are touted for the focus on making networked activity local and mobile.

Before the acquisition, EDS mainly touted kit from HP's rivals.

Encouraging economic growth in China has the doubly touted benefit of accelerating the prospects for domestic political reform.

While the exchange rate is not the magic bullet as widely touted, it is an essential element in redressing global imbalances.

And 43% touted the benefit of not having to get dressed for class.

Yesterday, its Web site touted a 5. 65% annual yield on six-month certificates of deposit.

Turnout for parliamentary elections, which were touted as democratic but have produced little change, fell from 45% in 2002 to 35% in 2007.

They are touted as a safe and effective way to relieve aches and pains.

Baskin-Robbins once touted its 31 flavors, even incorporating "31" into its logo.

Hainan is touted as the Hawaii of China, and the Chinese government is pushing tourism in a big way.

Once touted to navigate the world alone said. A person can live.

The 19-year-old is being touted as cover for Trezeguet.

the problem. Anything? Are you sure? How about some pickle juice? Yes, pickle juice has long been touted as a fix for cramping muscles.

The $1. 2m edifice was touted as China's monument to Boxer history.

IGN: Will the game make use of Sonys much touted PSP to PS3 functionality?

In this world, I see tired flatter those baffling words, but also disdain those who deliberately touted.

Which new singing group is being touted as the worthy followers of the leading band of last year?

This study was widely touted at the time as "proof" that one's sexual orientation is biological and not chosen.

Last year, 'Hush, ' a short film touted as the 'most erotic movie ever made in Singapore, ' was allowed to screen uncut.

A second idea that is widely touted is that music binds groups of people together.

Last year Mongolia was touted as the best-performing stock exchange in the world, after a run-up of 121 per cent in 12 months.

Portugal is touted as the next European country at risk

Putting a stake in the ground this moment, a few of the touted benefits we can claim points (see I can even speak the lingo! ) for

Mobile payment touted as future of paying for products, services

He also touted plans to extend an existing reforestation programme: 18%, or 175m hectares, of Chinese land is forested today;