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But the road to the Western Conference finals suddenly doesn’t look as wide open as it once did, and the Lakers’ negligence in Game 1 is threatening to waste one of only a handful of remaining chances to take advantage of having James on the team.

At the same time, China is seeking to take advantage of faltering U.S. alliances by positioning itself as a stable partner — “shaking hands rather than shaking fists,” as one Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson put it.

He said shippers were looking for new markets, but that also there may be a surge of goods to the US to try to take advantage of that 90-day window for goods from some countries.

His legs have been an important part of his game as well as his arm, and Notre Dame certainly knows how to take advantage of a double threat, having deployed the fastest quarterback in the state last season in Steele Pizzella, who is now at Wake Forest.

One suggestion is commercializing the center to take advantage of its real estate value and prime location on the Potomac.