As a consequence, he says, the nation risks losing sight of the core features of what makes apprenticeships work.

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Clearly these are not the risks we want CEOs to take, but they are the logical consequence of the way we remunerate them.

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Multiple births, a consequence of implanting more than one embryo to increase the odds of success, are one of the biggest risks associated with IVF for both mother and child.

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One consequence, he says, is that all the bidders were offering far too little protection to taxpayers against the risks of collapse by a franchise holder.

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Women, by nature, tend to struggle with self-doubt more than our male counterparts and, as a consequence, are more reticent when it comes to stepping into bigger roles, advocating for ourselves and taking the risks needed to grow our influence and impact.

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