At the same time, part of what has held the region back at times is kind of a constant refrain of the old debates of the past.
"I use a Windows machine at work" is a familiar refrain that is often followed by a shaking of heads or some other disapproving or incredulous gesture.
Moreover, the idea that a physician might refrain from life-saving action because of a concern for remuneration is considered akin to extortion by many.
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In fact, a recent survey of teens revealed that while 87 percent of teen passengers would speak up to ask a driver to refrain from getting behind the wheel after drinking, only 72 percent of teen passengers would do the same for a driver who has used marijuana.
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What I heard from the women of North Africa was a refrain I have also heard in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East: Women and young people are weary of war.
But Mr Cain has garnered lots of attention, and a lead in some polls, with his relentless refrain of 9-9-9.
Given this common refrain, we should see a lot of Americans working in start-ups and relatively few in established companies, right?
Economist Zandi offers a familiar refrain on how to improve some of these states hindered with weak business climates: Invest in education.
"We do what we have to do, " is a cautionary refrain among these emigres, weary of government manipulation yet determined to carry on with their artistic work.
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, a familiar refrain echoed throughout economic discussions: The U.S. consumer is dead, the pundits said, and his and her demise means the economy has one foot in its own grave.
The NCC has also been hampered by a lack of funding for the agencies that will implement its projects -- a common refrain among bureaucrats, from school teachers to embassy staff.
We call on the Syrian government to engage in the political dialogue that we have called on other governments in the region to engage in -- to refrain from violence, to begin a process of reform.
Ms. DINAH WASHINGTON: (Singing) You go to my head and you linger like a haunting refrain and I find you spinning round in my brain like the bubbles in a glass of champagne.
"What's at stake, " said one minister, "is the European project of the euro, " a familiar refrain when countries or officials need help.
As for Dr. Pepper: the refrain among commenters is a vow to buy more of the soda as a result of the ad.
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When Wisconsin stopped automatically deducting membership dues from public employees and gave them the option to refrain from paying the union, a stunning number of workers chose to keep their money.
Talking to Ira is really interesting because he tries to refrain from saying things that are stupid or a waste of time.
" Against a gain-heavy guitar and a single trumpet, Simone half-whispers a refrain that translates to "I surrender the other half of my kingdom.
If Binet is as doubt-filled about fiction, and as passionate about historical witness, as he says he is, the scrupulous response would be to refrain from writing fiction, or to do a kind of historical research that is not attempted here.
Talk to the people responsible for designing, manufacturing and selling that top slice of menswear and you'll hear a common refrain: Business is terrific and getting better.
Your call for an easing of planning restrictions in the south-east is a familiar refrain, much as politicians lambast civil servants or tabloids ridicule health and safety laws.
But the earlier refrain of by-the-bootstraps money-making has taken a somber turn.
"Tomorrow's program will be business only and will refrain from any political rhetoric that would be traditional in an opening session of a convention, " he said.
My refrain: A stronger dollar is key to taming the inflation outbreak that has so disrupted much of Asia and other parts of the globe in the last year as commodity prices took off.
"I urge all parties in Syria to refrain from indiscriminate tactics resulting in the killing and wounding of children, " Coomaraswamy said in a statement.
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LuaLua, 25, had promised to refrain from backflips until Pompey were safe from relegation in the Premiership but paid the price for a change of mind.
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She refused to sign a police declaration that said she was guilty of breaking the law, and she did not agree to refrain from such actions again.
Joining that refrain is nothing less than a way to mark out their place in the universe and in the relentless flow of time.
The common refrain: Rotating audit firms every few years would raise costs, reduce the familiarity of accountants with a company's books and impair the quality of audits.
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He has repeatedly urged Shiites to refrain from retaliatory violence against Sunnis, and was for the most part successful until the bombing of a holy Shiite shrine in Samarra in February 2006.
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