In classic economics, a marriage is, at least in part, an exercise in labor specialization.
True, siting transmission lines is an exercise in the dark side of American federalism.
Building anything with a short-term destination in mind is an exercise in nothing less than stupidity.
But players and coaches say the game is still largely an exercise in chaos.
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Hitman puts those checkpoints few and far between, making most levels an exercise in mind-bending frustration.
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But should that not happen, his current diplomacy will be seen as an exercise in naivety.
This is not an exercise in assigning blame, but an exercise in seeing who knows who.
But determining where mobile will fit in is an exercise in correctly gathering and interpreting consumer data.
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His speech was a laundry-list of policy positions rather than an exercise in connecting with his audience.
The publishing of a draft bill looks like an exercise in what Mrs Thatcher used to call "followership" not leadership.
For someone like me who wants to work on larger system problems, residency is an exercise in impotence.
Or is it an exercise in self-indulgence associated with a retailing strategy that would succeed in any case?
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Making a radio documentary is always an exercise in trying to squeeze a quart into a pint pot.
What seems like a linguistic shell game is really an exercise in empathy.
Turning in tomes to the campus bookstore is an exercise in giving up assets for pennies on the dollar.
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Keeping Televerde going inside the state system has been an exercise in patience.
But the festival wasn't just an exercise in revisiting early memories of technology.
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His first lesson was to think of shooting as an exercise in mobility.
It was not an act of martyrdom, or of arrogance or self-delusion, but, rather, an exercise in intellectual consistency.
Otherwise, it would be an exercise in sensationalism and voyeurism, and nothing else.
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"Zero Dark Thirty" is also unusual for a film in that it is an exercise in breakneck investigative reporting.
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But the latest roadshow is more than just an exercise in public relations.
Still, deciding on the right price for a target domain name is almost entirely an exercise in negotiation, not valuation.
Okay, now for the point of this column, which despite everything you just read is not an exercise in nostalgia.
However, attempting to invest on the back of economic forecasts is an exercise in extreme folly , even in normal times.
Moreover, is the act of reporting an exercise in external communication or more of an introspective activity to improve processes and strategies?
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Mr. Burton's list of possible triggers is an exercise in free association.
States, not to view arms control as an exercise in noblesse oblige.
Making decisions can be an exercise in head-butting between father and son.
"For executives at New Line, the making of The Lord of the Rings trilogy began as an exercise in faith, " Masters says.
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