China was concerned by reports of possible "very important" and "potent" arms sales to Taiwan, including 60 Blackhawk helicopters and F-16 C/D fighter aircraft.
That makes the weapons sale potent enough to offend China's generals, who have recently played a bigger part in making Taiwan policy and will now push hard to pay America back, even though China's diplomats may be quietly relieved that Taiwan's haul was not bigger.
Although virtually unknown to consumers, the information has long been considered the most potent weapon in pharmaceutical sales — computerized dossiers showing which physicians are prescribing what drugs.
The companies talking about buying the format rights to "Survivor" want to cash in on what is expected to be the second or third most potent format in international sales -- after "Millionaire" and possibly "Big Brother," which has been an enormous hit in Holland, Germany, and most recently, Britain, and continues to sell well around the world despite results in the United States.
Plus, syndication and DVD sales became potent secondary revenue streams.
A 1927 Hollywood business prospectus underlined this point to potential investors: "In the star, your producer gets not only a 'production value' in the making of his picture but 'a trademark value' and an 'insurance value', which are very real and very potent in guaranteeing the sale of this product to cash customers at a profit".
Sales of both potent prescription drugs and over-the-counter remedies are likely to grow as China overhauls its health reimbursement system in the coming years.
It's a simple addition, but given the success of Stories it's a potent one for brands that drive sales on the platform.
Mayor Greg Nickels, left, of Seattle is asking the State Liquor Control Board to ban the takeout sale of cheap and potent beers and wine in the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood.
Still, Collectively, they form an unofficial, subterranean version of the Oscars, an unsung barometer of in and outness as potent as the noisy counterparts for sale at the supermarket checkout.
