When we cut corners not only do we short change our customers and employers but we insult their intelligence as well.

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So the defense is we got into this mess in large part because of people who cut corners, and we're not going to cut corners as it relates to protecting American workers.

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We had no choice but to cut corners.

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Matching its older sister's 10.1-inch Gorilla Glass screen, there's now an all-over splash resistant coating (inside and out), with those intriguing cut-off corners we've seen already there to aid the ergonomics of handling the slab.

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"I think at the end of the day, if you look at over the past 15 to 20 years of the company, you'd have to say the management has been pushing the bottom line, telling doctors to cut corners, basically saying we are going to evaluate you and promote you based on how well you make money, not on how well you take care of the patients, " Caplan said.

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It can be dangerous, though, when applied as a way to cut corners to get to things we want.

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If the cut corners don't faze you and you're in the mood for a closer look, we suggest you hit the break for some Charbax video originals.

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