"This is not an ideal solution, " he says, to what he considers a "devilishly difficult" problem.
The problem, as we have pointed out before, is that there is no ideal solution.
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Let's face it -- we are way beyond the time for finding an ideal solution.
In the end, then, there may be no ideal solution to Mr Prescott's immediate dilemma.
And it still isn't an ideal solution for quickly making or updating lists.
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To these three conservative parties, starving the beast is not the ideal solution.
Providing a strong performance for high value, the GALAXY M Pro is the ideal solution for young and sociable professionals.
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It is the ideal solution for consumers and multi-tasking professionals looking to make their laptop a more dynamic and productive tool.
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Sounds like an ideal solution to a totally unanticipated thorny ethical dilemma.
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For stars who like the idea of renting their home but don't want guests snooping everywhere, Randy Travis has the ideal solution.
The ideal solution, then, would involve car-makers hard-wiring the necessary controls for the top 20 percent of functions into physical buttons and knobs.
The headphones feature a smooth leather headband and ear cups making them the ideal solution for watching movies, playing video games and more.
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The ideal solution is to counter fluctuations in wind power by changing demand, as in the Washington experiment, but it's a big job.
Local-level voting for city and county posts would be the ideal solution, so that residents could balance the costs and benefits of regulation.
For fund-management companies, it's an ideal solution to the growing problem of brain drain, as top managers leave to start their own shops.
The ideal solution would be to enact spectrum reform that frees up larger swaths of the electromagnetic spectrum to be allocated by market forces.
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The trouble is that the ideal solution may be temporarily undesirable.
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It is the smallest, most portable scope in the world, making it the ideal solution for hobbyists and students, as well as field sales and application engineers.
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One is called MultiPoint, which allows the use of multiple mice and cursors on a single monitor, an ideal solution for crowded schools that can barely afford one PC per classroom.
"For those who still own DVDs and want to watch them on their computers, the iMac isn't the ideal solution, " Fortune's JP Mangalindan wrote in a review of the new iMac.
Batteries used to be the only way to power implantable gadgets, but additional surgeries are needed to replace the power packs once their juice runs out -- a less-than-ideal solution for patients.
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His new party reflects the ambivalent nationalism of many Quebeckers, best summed up by a comic who said that the ideal solution is an independent Quebec within a strong and united Canada.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV300) is a simple-to-use device that's an ideal solution for streaming thousands of movies, TV shows or songs to TVs in full 1080p HD and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound.
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In an interview in their apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, Quinn and Catullo agreed the ideal solution for them would be federal recognition of the right of same-sex couples to marry.
"The Archer module is an ideal solution for customers who want to add best-in-class 60GHz wireless video connectivity into their mobile devices, " said Jim Chase, director of marketing of the wireless division at Silicon Image, Inc.
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The SanDisk Extreme SSD consumes 30 percent less power than a hard disk drive while generating less heat and noise, making it an ideal solution for notebook users who want to maximize their battery life while computing on the go.
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The small but mighty Multifunction Mini Router combines maximum wireless speeds of up to 300 Mbps in a 2.4GHZ wireless band to improve range and optimize data rates, making it the ideal solution for high-bandwidth applications such as video streaming, VoIP and online gaming.
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An ideal solution for many small business environments, it's ideally suited for life outside the traditional office -- such as the portables found on many construction sites or for field sales reps that commute from location to location, visiting the home office only occasionally.
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