And I have to tell you that, particularly in recent days, but too many times over the last few months, I've been reminded of that ad, I think we probably all remember, from the 2008 primary campaign.

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But such chances have come and gone too many times before for anyone to be very optimistic.

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We envision a future where spindly robotic legs shudder under the weight of our grossly obese frames -- but maybe we've seen Wall-E too many times.

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Many times the recycling technology may exist, but too often governments do not support or assist with the infrastructure needed for this new feedstock.

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I'm still a booster but, to be honest, I've just been burned too many times here.

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China is consuming a lot of energy, but it has nearly three times as many people to consume it, too.

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When the tom-toms picked up again in the finale, I mentally checked out: the gesture had been made too many times before, not just in the past three decades but in the past thirty minutes.

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Today, times remain tough for too many American and European families -- but conditions are improving.

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It may work for a while, too but eventually gold will migrate into a reserve currency basket and its price will advance many times from its current level.

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Too many times throughout history, the aim of war has been not just to defeat the enemy but to eradicate them and the fruits of their culture from the face of the earth.

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