It all seems rather odd, and that may be because investors are currently being motivated by one of the more profound market forces: uncertainty, and that perhaps, indeed, some stocks are being marked up ahead of corporate earnings, and hopes for a market rally anytime after July are a long-shot.

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Toggling from left to right rather than up and down can feel a little odd, and future iterations of the computer science demos may include a ruler on screen.

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But it would be a little odd, and make the underwater city of Rapture rather less impressive.

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And it does so progressively, line by line, rather than the odd-then-even-lines interlaced scheme of standard video that can cause subtle motion glitches.

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In any case, most of the 2, 000-odd registered insurers were engaged in tax avoidance and capital flight, rather than the dull business of claims and premiums.

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In the English computer industry, and that part of the financial world that looks at computing, Autonomy was always rather an odd beast.

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The odd thing about Djokovic is that he seems to gain energy and confidence as the match goes on, rather than tire.

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