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Happily, as is often the case with such forays into terra quasi-incognita, the serendipity factor comes into play.

We are already beginning to see worrying early forays into protectionism.

Goat in turn tends to criticize Rat's forays into writing, often telling him not to write them at all.

Armedwith a phone and a computer, he made astonishing forays into murky globalbusinesses.

Two of the biggest forays into the field have come in the form of joint ventures.

That marks a modest improvement on the bumbling which has marred the court's forays into other parts of Africa.

That helps explain one of China's biggest forays into international banking so far.

The company's first forays into the field were more prosaic than practical.

As leader of a corps of local blacks, she made several forays into rebel territory, collecting information.

Probably most painfully, his forays into economics and philosophy often have met with considerable scepticism, especially from academia.

The deal, finalised last month, could prove one of Beijing's most ambitious forays into Africa yet.

They no longer make forays into open ground where they were previously bloodied.

And Dogfish is also bringing back one of their more unusual forays into alcohol-infused time travel.

One thing is certain, the BBC's latest forays into new markets, like online video streaming, have not been very innovative.

For those reasons, perhaps, neither Imperial Tobacco nor Japan Tobacco has made public forays into the harm-reduction field.

But whether this will endure depends on the scale of the ECB's continued forays into bond markets.

This may explain why many traditional British private schools are planning to make their first foreign forays into other countries.

Her lyrical forays into Fantasy should not be missed by lovers of the genre.

Investing abroad for profit is hard enough: recall Japanese companies' bubble-era forays into Hollywood and New York.

But his first forays into investment were through limited partnerships, which would now probably be called "hedge funds" .

Casey Mulligan, in Chicago, made an early name for himself with similar forays into what might normally be seen as sociological questions.

Other robots are making tentative forays into the treacherous terrain of human mental states and emotions.

This history counsels caution as ever deeper and subtler forays into the science of human nature become possible.

A similar brashness defined her forays into public society as the first lady of the Kremlin.

A number of other countries have also launched recent forays into the final frontier.

Even before April's violent spasms, Mr Abhisit was pelted by red-shirted opponents during his forays into rural areas.

Entrepreneurs began traveling to exhibit their films, bringing to the world the first forays into dramatic film-making.

Its forays into Google's main territory, web search and online advertising, have not brought big gains.

To China's irritation, India has expanded its forays into the South China Sea lately.

That's probably because China's other forays into buying foreign brands have ended in disaster.

"This is really different, " said Mr. Beschloss of the Obamas forays into casual restaurants and working-class neighborhoods.

ICBC, in spite of its forays into developed markets, has its eye specifically on the emerging world.

Many of their forays into genuinely competitive sectors have ended in ignominious failure.

But these high profile forays into the Chinese market are excellent indicators of the level of interest in the market.

Meanwhile, the exchanges are making forays into the OTC area.

Perhaps we should limit the number of military forays into foreign countries and concentrate on domestic matters.

scientists' forays into politics.

Other Web companies including Yelp. com have made forays into the market, attracting suitors such as Google.

One advantage is that Abu Dhabi is well positioned for journalists to make quick forays into less comfortable places like Iran and Iraq.

In 2008, the character of India's forays into space changed dramatically, with the launch of Chandrayaan-1, the country's first moon probe.

Its previous forays into the world of touchscreens, with the BlackBerry Storm and Storm 2, met with mixed success.

"I basically had to learn to design again, " Mr. Rissanen said of his initial forays into zero waste.

And because I work mostly from home, I have learned that little forays into the outside world are imperative for psychological well-being.

So who should direct a company's forays into Web 2. 0 marketing?

many people s initial forays into the web consisted of building themselves a home page