And he is willing to be out of step for long periods in order to do well in the end.
An even odder thing about this bunch of demonstrators is that they seem to be out of step with their country's general sentiment about globalisation.
Bill Clinton, who entered the year with a reputation as the greatest campaigner of his generation, seemed to be a bit out of step with the national mood.
Many Yemenis had doubted whether he would be able to step out of Mr Saleh's shadow.
They are not bishops who have to worry that their communities will be annihilated if they step out of line.
Perhaps now, with confidence that a new precedent has been set and an actual well-deserved retirement would not be completely out of the question, someone will be courageous or foolhardy enough to step forward.
We should be wary of assuming that the offshore trade in renminbi out of Hong Kong is the first step on the road to the yuan as a major global currency, with the City taking a big piece of the action.
He may well be approaching the point where he would step out of the limelight with few qualms.
Securing a strong foothold in an influential BRIC nation could be an important step in digging its way out of a deep hole.
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Many details still need to be fleshed out, but overall, the effort could be a substantial step forward in improving the openness of the FDA review process.
The reality is that many marketing campaigns are still terribly out of step, and continue to be designed on the premise of the bread-winning male head-of-household.
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The symbolism of this move could well turn out to be as significant as the pragmatic economics - as another step in the re-ordering of global relationships and partnership.
It would not address the crucial issue of which governments are solvent and which are not. (Though it would provide a forum for doing that.) Nor would it get the ECB out of the business of rescuing governments - though at least it would now be doing so at one step removed.
And I could just step out of the way and be there as a teacher?
Step out of your comfort zone to be more assertive and visible if you tend to stay in the background.
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The next step will be to find out why the length of telomeres can vary so much from individual to individual.
But you have to wonder whether it will also turn out to be another step towards a post-crisis world of monetary policy, where the nominal rate of inflation is no longer the target of choice.
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But there was one finding that I found genuinely out of step with reality and it has yet to be adequately discussed.
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This was good training for a writer, for the sooner you accept the fact that you are a deluded idiot who is always out of step with reality the better off you will be.
There will be a day before long when this generation of servicemen and women step out of uniform.
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After falling steadily for months, deprecating -15% since September, the next step for the Yen should be mapped out by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) this week.
This current policy is expected to be a baby step of sorts after the Fish and Game Commission figures out how to implement the fishing ban and how to enforce it.
She recognizes that if she is to eventually step out of the business, her son needs to be fully involved even during the start up phase.
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With NaNoWriMo well underway and writers around the globe hammering away at their keyboards like crazed woodpeckers trying to get at that tasty grub hidden just out of sight, I thought it might be a good idea to take a step back for a second.
We all knew that something needed to be done to get her out of this depression, but nobody wanted to take the first step.
The next astronauts to step out onto the dusty gray surface of the moon will be wearing a suit that's very different from the bulky white armor worn by the Apollo explorers.
The simple step of reaching out to borrowers before they get into trouble can be very productive.
When I spoke here on this day two years ago, I said there would be a day before long when this generation of servicemen and women would begin to step out of uniform.
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