The danger is that in tailoring a presidency to suit Mr Karzai, Afghanistan is putting all its eggs in one basket.

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This revealing book explains how traders can use various market conditions to their advantage by tailoring a strategy to suit each one.

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They have done so in much the same way that firms attract customers: by tailoring their product to suit a particular niche in the market.

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Realigning the US posture will also help strengthen our alliances by tailoring the physical US footprint to suit local conditions.

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In terms of the bolster's aesthetic value, interior designer Jayne Michaels of the firm 2Michaels likens the cushion to the waistcoat of a three-piece suit a tailoring element.

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As American lines like Bonobos, Band of Outsiders and Freemans Sporting Club have adapted the traditional tailoring of their storied U.K. counterparts to suit modern tastes ("if it ain't broke we'll nip it"), at London's custom houses, even a stitching tweak would be perceived as mutinous a decade ago.

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