While this fundamentally conservative approach avoids risky investment, it arguably comes with a significant opportunity cost ( a key lesson of the 2012 Presidential campaign): a missed chance to take advantage of technologies already available and to gain expertise in navigating this important, emerging space.

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Then we suggested that the restaurateur approach his wine distributers to offer them the opportunity to provide their wine, at cost.

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