Whatever demons first drove him, he had turned to an extreme ideology that expressed the kind of absolute certainty that can feel comforting in the short-term but that destroys all understanding in the long-term.

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There is a disconnect for many today in understanding the difference between a short-term want and our true core values.

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In short, the manufacturing process had become detached from a clear understanding of the market.

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In short, the decision to start this company was made on the understanding that only service and value addition was going to carry the day.

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As well as balancing short-and long-term objectives in this way, Mr Ros's understanding of Ericsson's overall strategy has enabled him to expand far beyond corporate finance.

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In short, neither the distorted reality in which he lived nor the disorganized psychology of his thoughts allowed him a minimal understanding of what attorneys and judges do, of what it means to commit a crime, and of what takes place in a court.

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