Break things down to see more clearly where complexity presents more severe problems.

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Even those who support the idea of paying more attention to the older shopper don't seem to break down things far enough.

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They could get involved if things break down.

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Eventually, things break down and blow up.

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Democracy is changing before our eyes - more elected posts, more voting systems, more choice as the two-party system continues to break down and, above all other things - more unpredictable than ever.

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Justices attempted to break the argument down to an everyday level by discussing things like chocolate chip cookies, baseball bats and Amazonian jungle plants in attempts to understand the complicated issues.

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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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While the overall numbers went up rapidly, things didn't look so good for the foreign manufacturers when you break it down.

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And one of the things that really cost us getting to the battle on time was we have to break down the aircraft.

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