But do we extending the conversation to our colleagues when we return to our desks?

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He told me that he produced Human Face in the hope of extending the conversation beyond the inner circles of enterprise and government, where conversations abound while most other people remain oblivious, puzzled or concerned.

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Then they could re-open the conversation about extending the tax cuts next year, when their position has been fortified by the arrival of new members.

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