Last week, two more of them were carried out; unfortunately, they generated very different results.
Many new firms were able to win huge valuations as public companies, even though they generated very little or no profit whatsoever.
"The real areas where biotechnology could help poor farmers have generated very little interest through private-sector investments," he said in a telephone interview.
The referendum on AV has, unsurprisingly, generated very limited enthusiasm.
Sometimes a click led to a blank screen, and some questions generated very little response.
The recent Pacquiao-Bradley "super-fight" generated very little media or popular buzz.
Yet, in numerous situations, telemarketing has generated very high response rates.
"In the first half of 2004, BNP did excellent business and generated very good results," the chief executive, Baudouin Prot, said.
The country has, until recently, benefited from a wealth perspective due to a boom in commodity prices yet it has generated very little prosperity for its citizens".
The rafts of new street traders, barrow boys, spaza shops and the like have generated very little, if any, positive impact in South Africa's poorest local communities.
