He is not only the chief executive and commander-in-chief of the armed forces; he is a patron, whose networks of clients and dependants spread wide, and a potentate, surrounded by guards, flunkeys, limousines, adoring women.
The rivalry between the two bureaucratic dynasties of the Banu'l-Furat and Banu'l-Jarrah, with their extensive networks of clients, began at this time.
Completing the network circle would tell them who else they could mobilize in order to improve the networks of clients.
Looking longer term, Maughan speculates that UrbanVolt could eventually cease providing products entirely, drawing its income instead from the maintenance of a large network of clients whose energy systems UrbanVolt has helped to build.
Arden is named for a grandmother who was also not quite what she seemed: on the surface, a beloved high-school teacher and mother; in private, a pot dealer with an extensive network of clients and a secret bank account.
Meanwhile, if events deteriorate here in Kiev and if Yanukovych, his regime, and his network of clients start to feel sufficiently threatened Ukraine may start hearing, once again, the talk that arose when the so-called Western side won power after the Orange Revolution: threats of secession from Ukraine's Russian-leaning east and south.
But the main threat to Brazil's ambition is Mr Chávez, who has sought to develop a network of clients in the region, dependent on his gifts of cheap oil and cash.Venezuela's arms purchases alarm several of its neighbours.
Meanwhile, if events deteriorate here in Kiev — and if Yanukovych, his regime, and his network of clients start to feel sufficiently threatened — Ukraine may start hearing, once again, the talk that arose when the so-called Western side won power after the Orange Revolution: threats of secession from Ukraine's Russian-leaning east and south.
I represent a large network of clients, some of whom are searching online for biometric locks.
"With this additional space we are able to recruit more high-calibre employees locally while continuing to grow our nationwide network of clients".
Over 18 years, I have built up a large network of clients and contacts there, and I don't want to loose touch with these people.
