All worthwhile changes come with risks and those dare to take the plunge are the ones best positioned to reap the rewards.

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But legal quibbles count for little when set against the political fact that Britain's central government has given away powers that it will never dare to take back now that devolution has been consecrated by referendums.

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Ms. HERRERA: And I don't mean to sound, you know, ornery or anything, but I dare you to come take my class for a week.

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They dare us to disbelieve them, they take us by the arm, they pre-empt our scepticism all with a bit more Barnes-like sophistication, it has to be said, than is good for them as independent characters.

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Leadership that is flexible enough to deal with the diversity of groups and individuals it needs to deal with, broad enough to encompass the complete spectrum of tools from cajoling to (dare we say it?) threatening, and tailored enough to take a targeted rather than a broad brush approach.

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To these firsts, I dare say she would like another: that of being the first Australian politician to take part in a same-sex marriage.

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Other developed capitalist countries will take longer to extricate themselves from what they know and dare to reconsider the validity.

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