But the real source of his success is his analytical mind and the disciplined way he solves problems.

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My analytical mind will have to take a back seat to the experienced mind for the time being.

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There is something of the vicar about Sir Philip: he has a measured, analytical mind and expresses himself softly and politely.

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Given the steel cage match ongoing between my analytical mind and experienced mind I decided to look at some simple indicators of investor sentiment.

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Anderson, who focuses on operations, and Cooper, who works with users and partners, brought this analytical mind-set to the challenge of helping make Philadelphia a friendlier place for newcomers.

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My analytical mind is telling me that pessimism is at an extreme according to various indicators that I track and the markets are very oversold, again according to various indicators that I track.

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These creative and analytical business types are ruled by a different mind-set, known to often risk it all for a good idea.

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The choice of appropriate analytical tool (and data) should be driven by: what could change my mind?

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Four years ago, when then presidential candidate Barack Obama picked Delaware senator Joe Biden as his running mate, it seemed to be a case of an intellectual, analytical senator, lawyer, and academician with lots of gravitas wanting a genial, unrehearsed, speak-your-mind kind of political partner to balance the scale.

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