But critics of economics, if they believe that any kind of social analysis is possible, had better say what other simplifying assumption they would rather use.

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He said it would have been better had there been a major European input in the peace process, rather than it being left to the Americans, who are widely perceived in the Middle East not to be even-handed.

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This, rather plainly (and, to some, objectionably) was advocacy rather than prediction, though it also contained a view that America would have been better off if he had resigned, during 1998 or even after his impeachment.

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While it is always better to be prepared, my money would be on the protagonist that had a better sense of self control and could repress dangerous emotions, rather than the obsessive over-planner that had top-of-the-line equipment but was prone to dangerous panic attacks.

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And finally Quadrophenia, which I always thought would work better if they had used period music throughout (Motown stuff mixed with early Who), rather than the bombastic soundtrack created for the film.

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