But they did seem to be open-minded - they did seem to be open to this new agenda.

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House swappers quickly realize they need to be open-minded and have a sense of humor about the unexpected inconveniences that can pop up.

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We've got to be open-minded about a whole range of technologies.

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It is important to be open-minded and adaptable when conducting market analysis as some of the feedback you hear may not be exactly what you were expecting and hoping for.

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It is right to be open-minded about such things.

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So, yes, the answer is his approach is an approach that has at its core the idea that you need to be open-minded about ideas while obviously sticking to your principles and willing to compromise.

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And we expect them to be open-minded.

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But whatever you think of the mandate, whatever you think of its demerits, you should try to be open-minded enough to recognize that smart people came up with the idea of the individual mandate because it has advantages too.

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Deputy Roger Perrot, the Treasury and Resources member who has taken on responsibility for finding new members, said they would need to be able to "take balanced, open-minded and unbiased decisions".

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And as luck would have it, Morocco's version of Islam proved to be equally moderate, open-minded, and tolerant.

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Hollande is expected to be a bit more open-minded on Turkey, Flanagan said.

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Hard to be so open and authentic, but it is both tough-minded and kind to do so.

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The report is expected to mirror one released by the Republican National Committee last month, which concluded that the party must be more open-minded and do more outreach to Hispanics, African-Americans, women and young voters if they are to be successful in future elections.

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Only a small fraction of working folks tend to be this missionary, a bit bullheaded but open-minded.

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"I think cities and counties are very open-minded about what they're willing to work out and how the system might be streamlined, " said Delna Jones, county commissioner of Washington County, Ore.

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