The problem we meant to solve mutates on its own into something else, while legal rules stay on the books, frequently causing more damage than the original source of concern.

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If so, that would be one source of damage.

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But for other governance experts, the real damage was caused by the source of the leak, former HP board member George Keyworth.

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Another source of economic damage associated with defamation of character could be how such defamation has impacted the off-field earnings for Mr. Vilma.

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There were no casualties and only minor damage at the residence, the source said.

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Any upsurge in violence might cause great damage to the island's main source of domestic income, tourism.

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But, two hours later, a source told the BBC he was withdrawing because he feared the move could damage the future Conservative Party career of his 41-year-old daughter, who represents Witham in Essex.

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Mr. Poehm tries to quantify the damage, but his argument uses a stream of vague and at times nonsensical statistics without referencing a single source (See The Solution to PowerPoint for a good example).

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