Splitting Pepsi could make sense, but counter-arguments also make sense, according to Russo.
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These days, many argue that all the quotas and affirmative-action programmes to help the Malays are now not only obsolete, but counter-productive.
But counter-terrorism experts worry about the consequences of America's success.
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Well, the good news is that the proposal, which ran counter not only to common sense but counter to the views of the international counterpart of FASB, has apparently collapsed of its own weight.
But Democrats counter that the growth the Republicans are celebrating comes from natural Democratic constituencies.
We think higher tax rates would slow growth and receipts, but the counter-argument is that tax rates rose in 1993 and the economy grew.
This may seem obviously true but as counter-intuitive as it is countless amounts of research has demonstrated that past performance is a very poor indicator of future performance.
He reckons that privatisation, which is a transfer of property rights, is not only meaningless but positively counter-productive in a system that has not yet defined these rights adequately.
But critics counter that Mr Harper could have saved money by inviting the G20 to Muskoka as well, rather than receiving them separately in Toronto, 200 km (125 miles) to the south.
Some parents say older children deserve the same constitutional rights as adults, but educators counter a school setting has always been treated differently by courts, and a ruling against them could jeopardize campus safety.
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King responded on the counter but continued to be caught in the fifth and sixth.
But Democrats could counter the emerging GOP edge by appealing to the needs of these ascendant regions.
His articles are sometimes pure comedy for its own sake, but often include counter-intuitive and searing insight.
Condoms and sponges, for example, are not deductible since they are available not by prescription but over the counter.
Watford were on the back foot in the early exchanges, but their occasional counter attacks kept the home defence on their toes.
We knew this but from one counter-attack they scored.
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But federal officials counter that such deals add billions to the drug bills of American patients and taxpayers, compared to what would happen if the generic companies won the lawsuits and could begin marketing right away.
There's still an old-fashioned check-in counter, but most of the baggage drop points are self service.
Economists generally agree with this, but it is too counter intuitive for most politicians to touch.
They were met by counter protesters but there was no violence and no arrests were made.
But they just kept counter-attacking because they wanted to get their two buddies.
In the past, passengers were required to show an ID at the ticket counter, but not at the gate.
But Oram led a counter-attack in the final session, hitting nine fours in an unbeaten 63 as they ended on 250-7.
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What to previous generations would be obvious threats requiring hard but necessary steps to counter are treated with a lack of seriousness.
But, goes the counter-argument, the very threat that shareholders could nix egregious packages might put downward pressure on rewards that have got out of control.
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Los Angeles is criticized for not having a defined city center, but I'd counter with the assertion that our many different "centers" are a positive.
But while the Geiger counter spots radiation easily, it can't determine which isotope is present, and therefore is unable to tell whether danger is at hand.
But they also developed counter-terrorism technology that monitored electronic transmissions.
But there is a counter argument, an argument that says Margaret Thatcher was the instigator of Britain's recent artistic golden age of flourishing museums, packed playhouses and general creative confidence.
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