Who was I to change the tide of history regarding such things.

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But even outside of New York, the super-high-end home market comprises so few properties that just one sale can change the tide of the market.

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To bring about change against the tide, to help people do something other than what comes naturally to them, requires more than just imparting awareness of how they should act and then leaving them to it.

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But with the urgency that is a feature of the climate-change generation, the tide might just be turning.

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Perhaps the tide will change as VCs become aware of the benefits of investing in ventures with more mature professionals at the helm, but for the moment, older entrepreneurs may not want to focus too much of their efforts on this source of funding.

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But if Mayor Bloomberg has his way, it will also turn the tide on climate change.

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But change is as inevitable as the tide.

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If we want the tide to turn and the ratio of men to women to really change then we need to start making women realize that fact.

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Conservative Switzerland had been mostly against change, but in 1973 Mr Leutwiler had got his colleagues to accept that the tide was running in favour of America's demand for a looser system based on the strength of a country's economy.

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