If advertising engines and businesses could make those points unlock special deals near the commuting lines, that would be very promising.

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If our elected representatives could look beyond their petty bickering and pass legislation on the portions of the fiscal cliff where they already agree, 2013 could be a very promising year.

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Though PS All Stars is a mixed bag, I think it could be the start of a very promising series for Sony.

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To be fair, Ellison is helping to finance some very promising films at Paramount.

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The model of a group of people armed with mobile devices in front of a large central screen is very promising for collaborative ventures, whether they be games, groupware for business, interactive learning programs for schools or solving the curation problem.

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In spite of all these very promising elements and undertakings, it has to be said that much still remains to be done and that some of the policies and laws referred to above have vociferous critics.

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It is very promising, but to encourage the thousands to come back for more, it has to be good.

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