However, this can get lost when discussions become focused on just one or two polarizing issues that cause emotions to run high.

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However, during integration when the two companies plan on how they will become one is an excellent opportunity to address the customer experience.

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Remember, people will forgive one or two blunders, but when they become a regular occurrence they also become a regular part of the brand people come to expect from us.

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Or have both influenced each other so much that the differences we expect between the two become mixed, creating a symbiotic relationship that only becomes evident when one side lets down the other?

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The result was a remarkable one for Brawn GP, who become the first debut team to finish one-two since 1954, when Juan Manuel Fangio led home Karl Kling for Mercedes in the French Grand Prix.

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During the next six to 12 months the Dodgers' owners will select one of two lucrative alternatives to pursue at a time when marquee live-sports events have become increasingly valuable.

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