"You find a lot of middle and upper managers don't feel comfortable letting people out of their sight, " says Prof Rockmann.

BBC: Has mobile working come of age?

The woman seemed to be oblivious because she didn't stand up until the car was out of sight.

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We were seated in a back row safely out of sight so I wouldn't be visible when the camera panned the grinning, waving crowd before each station break.

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You don't want to stop since you'll quickly be out of sight and out of mind.

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That's not to say there aren't a few laugh-out-loud sight gags and a couple of good one-liners stolen by mama Kathy Bates.

CNN: Review: Sandler should've punted 'Waterboy'

That said, all involved shouldn't lose sight of the fact that reverberations from the loss will play out in ways big and small well beyond the immediate grieving period.

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