But for almost everything but THAT thing, the more you do it, the less you get out of it.

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"I appreciate more than you will ever know that you are honoring me, but the thing that thrills me the most is that you are honoring classical music, " Cliburn said.

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But that sort of thing has been happening all year to firms that failed to achieve earnings forecasts.

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But that was the one thing that really sent them around the bend.

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"I never really liked math but that's the thing that impressed me: Poker has a lot to with math, " said senior Nateam Karim, the lone female member of the club.

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To me, it seemed a terrible thing that they kept slaves, but not such a terrible thing that families were intermingled.

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Most examples of patient empowerment are not that dramatic, but the key thing is that empowerment is about taking responsibility for your own health and well-being, in partnership with the right medical experts.

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That may be true, too, but the fundamental thing that enables that is communication.

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But that is the thing we need to know before we make any legislative changes.

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But one thing that is for sure is that all that drilling is helping the US economy.

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But the thing that Barack saw, that I saw -- he saw a woman who never complained.

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But the thing that makes The Monkees different is that their music managed to transcend generations, Gallo said.

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But the thing that will really drive people to buy 3-D sets, Mr Katzenberg and others agree, is sport.

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But the thing that Activision has done extremely well with its best-selling franchise is give fans what they want.

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But the thing that really puzzles me is what actually is the complaint?

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But the thing that I remind people of every day is that in this country, change can be slow.

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But the thing that has bothered me the most is the new judges that are now critiquing the performances.

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But the thing that has really changed is not the move from All-American snacks like Cracker Jacks to gourmet foods.

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But one thing that can be done from the top down is to create a new culture around public education.

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But the thing that is very different about the iPad is you can see it beginning to appear virtually everywhere.

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But the thing that the big auction houses want above all is a healthy dose of fear in the market.

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But one thing that those companies are struggling with that is not making headlines is whether they will have enough water.

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But one thing that really gives me pause is the growth in auto sales, which seem to be particularly strong in Asia.

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But the thing that I want us all to know and to remember, the answer to these questions is really up to us.

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But one thing that's absolutely clear in Korea today is that the kind of influence you saw five to ten years ago is not the same.

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But the thing that differentiates us in a big way is we have this long standing commitment to our local community and to our local environment.

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Many things have changed in football over the last 30 years but one thing that has stayed resolutely the same is that away form dictates title campaigns.

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But the thing that would really tip Silicon Valley to appreciate what Hollywood is trying to do would be if Silicon Valley started to produce its own content.

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There is no question at this moment in time but that the right thing for the United States to do is to stand with our ally in Israel.

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But one thing that I think we're going to have to do as Democrats when we go after the Republicans is -- the question is not tax cuts, tax hikes.

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