| This agency, alas, is but another part of the empire-building that Brussels so readily takes upon itself. |
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| Finally the EU no longer focused on enlargement but rather on empire-building, which made use of strategic regional policies and symbolism. |
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| Birth of the Federation, more commonly abbreviated 'BOTF', was a turnbased empire-building game played within a randomly generated galaxy. |
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| The Despensers were engaged in empire-building in the Welsh Marches, Roger's own part of the world. |
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| Nobody familiar with Mr McColl's empire-building past was surprised by Mr Coulter's departure. |
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| But then he showed his empire-building side. |
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| Together they have pushed media companies into empire-building. |
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| Size managed for empire-building purposes is nonsense. |
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| We are not talking about empire-building here. |
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| He said this powermongering had led to empire-building, where sports structures were used as power bases for launching attacks and counter-attacks. |
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| It acquired Merrill Lynch in 2008 as part of the empire-building efforts of former CEO Kenneth Lewis. |
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| Of course the council tax is unpopular because free-spending local authorities relentlessly force it up with extravagance, feather-bedding of employees and empire-building. |
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| Empire-building games are played by middle mangers or directors to build power bases, not cooperatively with peers, but individually with subordinates. |
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