Or pop on a kimono-sleeve cardigan sweater, and presto an ensemble that is spiffier than a matched suit.

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Take a little bit of communist-era central control, a little bit of hyper-capitalist ruthlessness, a big dollop of political muscle and... hey presto you have unbeatable competition.

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So, the logic goes, the UK just needs to take a leaf out of China's book and build things too - hey presto, problem solved.

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But presto, Bob is sliding in beside her without so much as a may-I-join-you.

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If you cut out a tiny piece of the circle, a chad if you will, and drop it into a vial of bacteria, which you then chill, feed and warm up for an hour--presto!

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