Yet this would seem to be at odds with our instinct that two very rare things would not happen at the same time.

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The gut-instinct may be to hit guys like Mitt Romney with more taxes.

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Boeing's instinct will be to stay in lock-step with CFM, which is currently the only engine supplier for the 737.

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Fisichella, who ran the Finn close in Spa with his racing instinct and raw speed, will be expected to do battle at the sharp end of the field at Monza, where the Ferraris, with the advantage of the power-boost Kers system, are expected to be competitive.

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For the many companies that now find themselves out of sync with the marketplace, my instinct is that it will be hard to create an inviting culture.

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Whatever the case with sports might be, retail politics does depend a good deal on instinct.

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The usual British position about the way to handle disagreements with the Americans, exaggerated by Mr Blair's instinct for getting on with people, is that real influence depends on saying what has to be said behind closed doors.

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If this were to happen, and a hung parliament were the result, then I presume the first instinct of the Liberal Democrats would be to apply the principles of proportional representation and try to form a government with the Conservatives?

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