For as much as I wanted to believe that buyers were rational creatures behaving in predictable patterns, I now understand that they are not.

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On the pricing front, after several visits I now understand better that some of the national brands will be subtly discounted every day by the new J.

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So I'm glad that not only is the Justice Department looking into it, I understand now that the governor of the state of Florida has formed a task force to investigate what's taking place.

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Not all usage will be positive, of course, but I think that brands now understand that irony and even rude humor can be powerful forces in the viral spreading of videos and will likely accept the loss of total control in exchange for the potential upside.

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"I overtrained, and I certainly understand that now more than I could in the moment, " Courier said.

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Now I understand that questions are at the heart of faith, and that certainties about God can flicker on and off, no matter what you think you know.

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If he hadn't already -- I understand right now that he was probably already dead before yesterday.

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Now, I understand that we have this huge overhang of a national debt that requires substantial interest payments.

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Now, I understand that in addressing one value we must be aware of the risk to other values.

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Now, I understand that a private sector entity would have to do that.

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Now, I understand that the legal challenges have to be addressed.

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Now, I understand that cancer derives from a normal body cell, but it seems kind of a stretch to say that we're all born with cancer cells.

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Now, I understand that some of you still claim it's not working or wasn't worth it, but I also know that you've used it to close your budget gaps or break ground on new projects.

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Now, I understand that, on any given day, Wall Street may be more comforted by an approach that gives bank bailouts with no strings attached and that holds nobody accountable for their reckless decisions, but such an approach won't solve the problem.

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Now, I can understand that there are going to be limits to labor force participation within a population and that not everyone in a society is going to be physically or mentally able to work, but still, if there are no jobs and no work, what are people doing?

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It is only now that I begin to understand the reluctance of the Tolkien estate to the films.

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Now, of course I understand that the unfortunate 24-hour news cycle requires 24-hour news channels to be wicked fast with their responses.

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Now, I think most people understand that, but the problem is that you might not have a couple thousand bucks initially to insulate your home.

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Now, I don't understand that approach to legislation.

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Now, Harry and I understand that's politics.

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Now, with respect to the policy of opening up media to loved ones being brought back home, we are in the process of reviewing those policies in conversations with the Department of Defense, so I don't want to give you an answer now before I've evaluated that review and understand all the implications involved.

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By now, I think that most people understand the place to begin is with a market need.

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"I realize now that as hard as I tried to understand Tiger, he tried just as hard not to let me, " he writes.

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Now, I think it's very important to understand that one speech is not going to solve all the problems in the Middle East.

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Now, I understand Natoma was pretty surprised when she found out that I had read it to these CEOs.

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"Initially I laughed at the idea of such a limit, but now understand that this is not as fanciful as it sounds, " said Ms Radcliffe.

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But understand the bottom line that I've got right now, which is what's happening to the people of Elkhart and what's happening across the country.

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And I think now Arabs have now begun to understand the consequences to themselves of that kind of radicalism that played havoc with the Arab world.

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Now that I've seen "Clybourne Park, " I understand why it's such a hot property.

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Now that I am on the other side, I not only understand the frustration, but conversations with my colleagues have suggested ways in which Big Pharma companies can maintain a level of thoroughness while increasing the speed at which they conduct internal reviews.

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