In a world where every possible idea has already been thought of at least once, the urge to innovate is opposed by an equal and opposite drive for safety.

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The drive, on the opposite bank of the river from the camp, took nearly two hours.

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Just opposite the new drive-through is a new apartment complex and more are under construction around the restaurant.

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Ibanez hit an opposite-field drive to left field in the fifth and Seager's long ball came in the sixth to make it 12-2.

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As an example, Towers cited Prado's willingness to hit the ball the opposite way to drive in a run, even if it results in an out or merely a single.

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Buck hit his second opposite-field drive in two nights.

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Drive the stream faster and the opposite happens: liquid separates, as it would in a centrifuge.

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Howard's drive went to left-center and Young also went opposite field to right for his first homer with the Phillies.

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Whatever the industry, an increase in size and control creates the conditions for monopoly, which could do the opposite of what we want: suppress innovation and drive up costs over time.

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Pakistan needed to make the most of any chances, but instead they did the opposite, Razzaq dropping a catch off his own bowling when Pietersen struck a drive straight back to the bowler.

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