They don't need to be dressed up in a vision of some shining new world order that lives mainly in Mr Blair's well-meaning imagination.

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This turned out to be a loan to Enron dressed up as an electricity contract, which had the effect of hiding the debt from Enron's investors.

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When a tech entrepreneur who favors Patagonia jackets and sneakers told San Francisco dealer Claudia Altman-Siegel he was headed to the Swiss art fair Art Basel, she had some advice: "I was like, 'No one's going to be nice to you if you're not dressed up, '" she said.

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Or if it turns about to be another social media time-waster, albeit dressed up for the corporate world.

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On a different note, there will be universal welcome for the suggestion that reports from the committees should be dressed up using the latest technology to make them more accessible to mere mortals.

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If a young girl is dressed up well beyond her years and appears to be in an odd situation, for instance, say something to your tour guide, hotel or travel company, or call the appropriate authorities.

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So, like, last year, he decided he was going to be a warlock, so I was his familial, so I dressed up as a cat.

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Of course, the latter choice will be dressed up as a "strategic redeployment, " clearing the way for what is promised to be a more determined and successful effort to go after al Qaeda elsewhere, notably in Afghanistan and perhaps in Pakistan.

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