No matter how sophisticated the communication tool it does not replicate the effectiveness of face to face collaboration.

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No matter where it starts, an economic crisis does not stop at the water's edge.

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Generali also argues that its compensation does not matter, because it was paid no more than the net asset value of its East-European operations ie, what was left after subtracting policyholder liabilities.

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It does not include your extras like spa treatments, no matter how much you swear you need them, and in room movies.

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"No matter what does or doesn't happen this week, it will not produce the kind of result that everyone is hoping for, " she said.

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Sadly, the characteristics of likeability and trustworthiness appear to have no link to company profits, suggesting that when it comes to business success, being warm and fuzzy does not matter much (though these traits are not harmful).

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And no matter how wrong or improper that disclosure of the President's private life was, it does not justify the lies the President told to the American people, his family and his staff.

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