More plausibly, venture capitalists with a reputation for successfully nurturing start-ups may be offered better opportunities.

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The doubters still suspect Mr Netanyahu of making the right noises now only in order more plausibly to put the blame on the Palestinians if the talks fizzle out.

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More plausibly, the jobs shed in 2009 are still trickling back as consultant and freelance gigs for people who are now responsible for the full 12.4% payroll tax nut and health insurance on top of the income tax.

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Over the years, various aristocrats, cousins and horse-racing grandees have been more or less plausibly identified as her friends.

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On the other, they can plausibly distance themselves from the more underhand attacks on their opponents.

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Even the ones that might plausibly be described as high-tech strike some investors more as high-risk.

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And Shell plausibly argues that Alaska's melting ice will make its operations more difficult to plan by forcing it to prepare for a wider range of conditions.

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