There are, of course, some painfully obvious reasons why this is: person A puts a printed document in person B's hand with little or no effort on either person's part, and, well, it just works.

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On the other hand, Company B, the recipient of the government largesse, is Massachusetts- based A123 Systems.

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Pension B, on the other hand, must be discounted at the blended rate of the stocks and Treasuries, or 7%.

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Cover Letter B, on the other hand, shows personality and style, and showcases that the author has done her homework on Starbucks.

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On the other hand, with roughly 60 B-2s, the U.S. could station 20 at three bases around the world (Guam, Whiteman AFB and Diego Garcia) and be able to reach any target anywhere on the planet within hours.

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B-2, is on the other hand offered as evidence that this was a pretty good war for air power of the longer-range sort.

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That famous red B looked as if it was made out of hand-dipped Maker's Mark wax.

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It is to replace, in proofs, standard mathematical reasoning which, in essence, relies on hand-waving arguments (it should be obvious to everyone that B follows from A) with formal logic.

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Some key introductions included the roll out of oral care products (under the Oral-B banner) in Latin America, OTC medication in Poland and Russia and hand soaps across several nations in Africa.

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If you happen to have Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi on hand to play the diva and the heavy, you get high-low bliss, like a B movie directed by Rembrandt.

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