But thanks to Germany's size and history, when it pursues its own interests like any other normal nation, it can still send waves around the world.
The company said it would ask for an extension while it pursues its appeal.
It will be free of one legal encumbrance as it pursues its seemingly limitless spread of ventures.
Indeed, the Hunt (or so my source suggests) often crosses the estate of key settee Jeremy Clarkson, at Chadlington, as it pursues its (non-vulpine, I presume) quarry.
For Google, the settlement puts an embarrassing investigation to rest and eliminates a distraction while it pursues its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
The incursions were sternly criticized by Washington, which has tried to keep the Israeli-Palestinian conflict out of the limelight while it pursues its campaign in Afghanistan.
In "Mongolia," the weakest and gassiest segment, it pursues its person-to-person wanderings in search of a shamanic identity suggested by a series of pretentious parables.
The Watch List Watch Micron Technology as it pursues its complaints regarding its South Korean competitors.
Help on this front may come from game maker Valve as it pursues its Steam Box project.
And it pursues its agenda with as much finesse as Detective Clouseau displayed when pursuing criminals in Pink Panther movies.
Plus there's the halo effect that a win will have on the value of the club's brand as it pursues its merchandising, media and sponsorship interests.
