Sir Ian replied that it could not be "taken for granted" that the only way was up for public confidence without a "clean break" from the old system.

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But what made her "fascinating" life accessible to millions of readers and viewers was in part the break-up of the old Hollywood studio system in the 1950s.

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One of the most powerful findings of this research is that a compelling personal story helps tremendously to make the health care reform law real, break down resistance, tap into anger about how things were under the old system, provide hope for how health care reform can make it better, and help voters retain knowledge of key provisions.

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Under the old system, if an operator misjudged a roll, causing a sheet break, it could take 15 minutes to get going again.

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"It will take a while for the system to become decentralized and not as bureaucratic, for old habits to break, " she said.

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