With the Bosnian Serbs seemingly giving a powerful mandate to their politicians to reject such compromise, any agreement looks like being a long way off.

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Rather, we have the conditions under which people have powerful incentives to solve seemingly intractable problems.

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The result is a powerful portrait of how two seemingly ordinary Americans became murderers.

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The story of Ruby Elzy is a powerful example of how talent can overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.

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These reported changes and seemingly unrelated events that often occur serendipitously, can provide powerful opportunities for new heroic stories to be told.

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By making these seemingly innocuous and naive human resource decisions, Urban Outfitters created a powerful, disruptive force.

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While one broadcast trade publication suggests that NAB lobbyists are paid to stop this sort of thing from happening, it is unrealistic to believe that the NAB is invincible, as provisions on unrelated bills can pop up seemingly out of nowhere and surprise everyone, especially when pushed through by powerful congressional leaders.

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Schering, Merck, and bullish Wall Street analysts have also pointed to the statements from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association that seemingly defend the use of these drugs, countering the widely quoted opinion of powerful Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Steven Nissen, who says the drugs should not be used at all.

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