Yet to a large extent, they ignore what is arguably the most critical issue: affordability.

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Trust is the most critical issue facing the adoption of e-government, the study found.

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In many ways, I think that software design is the most critical issue for both companies at this point.

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The most critical issue is that women would not be better leaders if they have to apply the prevailing patriarchal, male political structures to govern.

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And with no money in the climate fund after the end of this year, Oxfam believes it is the most critical issue at this meeting.

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For New Orleans' mayor Ray Nagin, the psyche of the people is the most critical issue when it comes to recovering from a disaster like Katrina, which devastated more than 90, 000 square miles of land and claimed about 1, 800 lives.

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The structural deficit is most likely the most critical economic issue of our time.

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It took Oracle until late last week to issue an update for the most critical of those bugs.

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He beat Romney 36 percent to 30 percent among voters who said illegal immigration is the most important issue despite being pounded with commercials critical of his support for in-state tuition benefits for illegal immigrants in Arkansas.

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The most critical decision will come in August, however, when the city must decide if it will issue bonds to pay for the venture.

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