But the practice doesn't make sense "if there's no rhyme or reason to it, " he added.

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And there's no real rhyme or reason to how a surrounding area affects crime on campus.

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"There's no rhyme or reason, " Sutton said, saying the lieutenant was hard-working and seemed well-adjusted.

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Brownian motion works best with truly random things, like little bits of pollen that bounce around with no rhyme or reason.

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"It's so strange because there is no rhyme or reason to who gets called, " said outfielder Mike Baxter, the recipient of a 4 a.m.

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They also make the code highly inequitable as some companies get breaks while others don't with little rhyme or reason other than how effective their lobbyists are.

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And in more germane terms, there's presently no rhyme or reason why HTC has continually outgunned Samsung in terms of design prowess, yet continues to bleed cash while its Korean rival mints it.

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"Suicide has no rhyme or reason, " Hemingway said.

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There was no rhyme or reason.

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