It's just that it makes it much more difficult for him to send a clear signal.
"We want to send a clear signal to those affected, " he told the people of Augsburg.
With Windows 8, Microsoft is sending a clear signal that its brand value proposition has shifted.
Mrs Merkel hailed the vote as a clear signal that the German government backed a stable eurozone.
This has sent a clear signal to rivals that it intends to fight to keep its most valuable assets.
That's a clear signal there are a ton of people hurting out there.
To me, this language is a clear signal to the brokerage community that SSgA is ready to pay-to-play with ETFs.
The move was a clear signal to other big chaebol, who have been slow to reform their own debt-heavy operations.
Ministers are seeking to use the age-discrimination legislation to send out a clear signal about the need to work longer.
If a successful debate is one that sends a clear signal, then the success of this one is already assured.
But it still would be a clear signal that Netflix is not going to have the streaming market to itself forever.
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This is a clear signal that businesses are reluctant to hire in large enough numbers to bring down this all-important number.
Unfortunately, there is no clear signal that this volatility will end soon.
They emitted so much radio-frequency interference that Mr. Clark struggled to get a clear signal for the band's wireless instruments and in-ear monitors.
On December 8, 2011, the gold market sent a clear signal that the gold market was changing the combination of variables described above.
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Earlier in the day, the Fed got what amounts to an all-clear signal to lower rates without having to worry about near-term inflationary consequences.
It is a clear signal to the UN envoys that much needs to be done to stabilise this Caribbean nation before the polls can open.
He drives again and again to a hilltop to get a clear signal for his cell phone so he can call Tehran and make small talk.
But our East Africa correspondent says the rebels' brutal tactic of kidnapping children is a clear signal that they have no intention of laying down their arms.
The 11 plus can be incredibly damaging to a child's esteem, because failure of the 11 plus sends a clear signal that you are just not good enough.
With this agreement, the United States and Russia -- the two largest nuclear powers in the world -- also send a clear signal that we intend to lead.
Recently, inaction by the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) gave all Silicon Valley entrepreneurs a clear signal: make your residence in California a temporary or transitory one.
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When someone with the stature of Warren Buffett buys a stock, this is a clear signal to the markets that the underlying company is worth a serious look.
The introduction of a radical and game-like form of navigation would be a clear signal that Apple is still in the leadership role when it comes to interface design.
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"The unanimous cross party support for this referendum is a clear signal of the breadth of support for a referendum and strengthens the case for it substantially, " he said.
And perhaps most important we will send a clear signal of retreat to the rest of the world at the very time when we ought to be sending the opposite signal.
And yet what stands out in his latest thoughts on philanthropy is a clear signal that big problems require innovative solutions, and to do that, you have to do it full time.
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In the UK for example, according to the BBC, half of adults admit to using their smartphones while they are with somebody, giving a clear signal they want to be elsewhere.
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With criminal charges now lodged in two high-profile options backdating cases, one on each coast, the U.S. Department of Justice is sending a clear signal to top company executives: Shape up now.
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