First off, there's a sort of "lumpiness" to troop deployment, which could increase the cost per soldier.

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Prof Simon White likens it to the way light is bent as it passes through the lumpiness of an old glass window pane.

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"Net.com's greatest failure, perhaps, is its inability to accurately forecast revenue, driven by the 'lumpiness' and dragged-out sales cycles of government projects, " says Mowrey.

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Although the breast changes categorized as "fibrocystic breasts" are normal, they can cause breast pain, tenderness and lumpiness especially in the upper, outer area of your breasts.

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