The number one obvious mistake that many companies make is their resistance to build a relationship with the consumer.

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It remains to be seen, however, whether the Chinese central government is strong enough to back away from an obvious mistake of immense proportions.

FORBES: China's Strict New Water Policy

To me, the obvious conclusion is that the courts made a mistake in allowing those types of patents.

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The effect of the Rangers' depth and Tortorella's willingness to use it is obvious: By playing less, a defenseman is less liable to make a mistake out of fatigue.

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The obvious conclusion for any new prime minister would be that Mr Blair's mistake was to ally himself too closely to the Americans in defiance of much of British public opinion and of the other main European powers.

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