New opportunities have opened for companies to deepen their relations with customers.
But as job opportunities have opened elsewhere, fewer young women are drawn to nursing.
"But also great new opportunities have opened themselves up that I wouldn't have ever dreamt of having.
In the last few years, a number of wine-tasting opportunities have opened in Buenos Aires, offering samples of the best the country's vineyards have to offer.
As more career opportunities have opened for women, more women have chosen to delay starting a family, often waiting until ages when fertility is naturally in sharp decline.
But America's immigration policies have tightened dramatically over the past decade, a period in which some other rich countries, such as Canada, have continued to woo skilled immigrants, while fabulous new opportunities have opened up in emerging markets like China and India.
Glenn W. Smith, a Democratic consultant and former aide to Ms. Richards, said it would be "folly" for Democrats to sit on the sidelines at a time when so many opportunities have opened up.
"Opportunities have opened up in Libya this year and we are determined to seek to exploit the opportunities to get to Libya, to get Scottish police officers in there and seek out any evidence that is available.
In this context new research challenges and opportunities have opened up.
