Honest diplomacy would focus not on ratifying an ineffective new ban but on shoring up the 1925 Geneva Protocol.

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Eventually, he recognized that efforts to manage trade not only played badly in Asia but also were ineffective against Japan.

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Saying no to PowerPoint is not a rebellion against all presentations but against ugly, boring and ineffective presentations.

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Those individuals who attempt to hoard knowledge, relationships, or resources to attain job security should not to be valued or viewed as indispensable, but should be admonished as ineffective and deemed a liability.

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