"The authorities should make a distinction between cases of alleged irregularity, and of fraud, " says Narongchai Akrasenee, former president of General Finance, who faces a charge linked with his now-closed institution.

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Most advocates of markets have failed to fully make this distinction, perpetuating a cult of market meritocracy--something that has hindered, not helped, the cause of free markets.

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But Sheehan says it's possible to make a distinction between the quality of a piece of science and the ethics of how it was obtained.

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The concept of lookalike audiences, problematic as it is, is a useful tool to use to make the distinction between the twin aspects of Facebook.

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Besides, argues Ashcroft, voters do make a distinction between, say, restraining the growth of the federal bureaucracy and providing a helping hand to workers in an insecure economy.

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Do you think that you've failed to make a communications distinction between the two and that's one of the problems you face as people try to decide whether this was good for them or not?

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And since some of Mr Sadr's followers do not make much distinction between takfiris and mainstream Sunnis, this set the scene for a new round of revenge killings.

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This blurring of the distinction between private and public equity markets might make sense if a publicly quoted firm proved to be the best vehicle for providing venture capital.

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