Only time will tell if this mandate will bear fruit, but with any luck, the second time will be a charm.

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But with any luck, if banks start to reconnect with mortgages, we could have a real estate recovery in 2012 and 2013.

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With any luck the tech should hit the market sometime during 2015, but it'll be primarily for office and industrial application at first -- so don't start tossing your CFLs just yet.

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