That's not a good idea.

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That's not to say there's anything wrong with a specialised course, it's that specialising at such an early stage might not be a good idea.

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Given how little we know about how the ocean regulates the amount of CO2 in our air (we've mapped the surface of Mars, he points out, but not the ocean floor) he wonders if that's such a good idea.

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Usually, it's not a good idea to take profits, since you accelerate your tax bills that way.

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One of the most respected and senior economists in the world has just said that Gordon Brown's temporary VAT cut, the centrepiece of his plan for the recession, is not a 'good idea'.

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It is perhaps not every reporter's idea of a good time, but I can honestly say that covering the Stafford Hospital public inquiry was one of the most fascinating and memorable years of my life.

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