The second step is learning everything we can that might have a bearing on the problem.
The landmark ruling is likely to have a bearing on several other similar cases.
However, I honestly don't think any of that will have a bearing on what he achieves over the coming fortnight.
Further in the future looms another big challenge for his party, one that could have a bearing on Mrs Merkel's future.
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Now, there are some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace -- for example, their health care.
It will also have a bearing on Google's attempt to block Microsoft's Xbox games console and other products from sale in the US and Germany.
They conceded that economic factors might have a bearing on crime and conceded that economic downturns do indeed lead to rises in the level of crime.
There are two little debates going on in the economics blogosphere at the moment, two which have a bearing on my own suppositions about the subject.
Maureen Talbot, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said it was already known that a child's health could often have a bearing on their future wellbeing.
Only time will tell what films catch the jury's fancy, or whether their decisions - announced on 6 September - have a bearing on next year's Oscar race.
Does either retirement age have a bearing on general prosperity?
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However, the GMC may consider that some crimes do not have a bearing on patient welfare, or are minor enough not to merit the removal of a doctor's livelihood.
Many had disclosed physical sex crimes to prison psychologists while serving their sentences. (Others had had earlier convictions.) Because the therapeutic disclosures have a bearing on public safety, they are not confidential.
While none of this is a direct result of HTC, they have made the choice to run with Windows Phone 8 and the app ecosystem will have a bearing on consumer reaction to the handset.
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The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that the decision to drop charges against Mr Muthaura could have a bearing on the case against Mr Kenyatta, who beat Mr Odinga in the 4 March election.
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On the other hand, a discussion with a group of tenth-graders would probably quickly generate a list of important forces such as immigration reform, changes in science and math education, and a simplified US tax code might have a bearing on how the world shapes up in the next few decades.
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Judges were told on Thursday of an affair between two police officers involved in the case, which may have had a bearing on the evidence given by the witness.
He said that the way women lived could have a direct bearing on their p53 gene.
The market prices affect tax, royalties and profits, and have a huge bearing on oil companies' investment decisions.
Which player finds form first may have a major bearing on the series.
As ever, midfield is likely to have a significant bearing on the contest.
Neither dedicated set-top will have a tremendous bearing on the fortunes of their movie-renting service providers for the foreseeable future.
"Staffing and other factors, including training, have had a bearing on the number of stops, " said chief NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.
Guilfoyle said getting new owners in would have a big bearing on the Eagles' ability to keep Neil Warnock as manager.
Amongst the myriad stipulations within the law are several that have a direct bearing on the problem of care for the indigent.
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But in fact, like any other state, the US has internal divides and disputes that can have a huge bearing on strategic issues.
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Yet at kick-off there was a feeling that the result could have a significant bearing on the relegation battle that is sure to take place in the coming weeks.
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The decision would have a huge bearing on the future of Ireland's status militarily - made all the more relevant by the ongoing debate over whether the country will join Nato.
If Judge Jackson decides that he too has trouble in believing many of Microsoft's witnesses, not to mention the excruciating Gates video, it will have a significant bearing on the eventual outcome.
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What Sir Philip and his chief executive, Stephen Hester, can't control is what happens to RBS's share price - which will have a big bearing on whether the Chancellor, George Osborne, wants to start the privatisation.
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