He had a go at finance and defence and was reckoned to do them ably, if not spectacularly.

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American workers are the most productive in the world, and when they compete on level playing fields, they do so ably.

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"I don't want anything to do with PCs anymore, " said a man at the Apple store who could ably play the Mac in any Apple commercial.

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