It is a view that would find plenty of backing among those who feel a Test match between Australia and Bangladesh is simply too one-sided to benefit anyone.
World events have also cooked up in such a way as to cause voters to feel that the real test on foreign policy is more commander in chief than chief peacemaker.
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Some of those who organised the Pan-European Picnic, like engineer Laszlo Nagy, also feel politicians used it to test how far they could go.
"I did not feel well the day of the test, " one recent graduate told us.
The acid test: will it feel natural when consumers pick this up and start trying to do presos on their iPad.
While they may express outrage or moral indignation, whether they go shopping or not is the truest test of how they feel.
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So these are some the key points in the long process of design development of an HTC phone, where engineers and designers push each other to uncomfortable realm, before eventually delivering the near-final product to Peter Chou for his ultimate test on the size, feel in hand, feel in pocket and even the ringtones.
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Botha has taken just four wickets in his two Test appearances, but Nel may feel more unfortunate.
People who feel they are gluten-sensitive but do not test positive for celiac disease do not have celiac disease.
It's impossible not to grin as you tap the gas pedal and feel the kind of thrust normally reserved for astronauts and test pilots.
Robert Brown, the Liberal Democrat justice spokesman, said the test would be whether the extra officers made people feel safer in their communities.
"If you are taking part in a test of which you are not informed, you feel yourself as a worm that they use in fishing, " Mr Nagy said.
So as I find myself gradually being drawn back to hunting (I guess we all eventually do become our parents), I feel gratitude for having a chance to put these feelings to the test in Colorado.
Of course, we'll need to do a proper test with the C-Max Energi to get a full feel for the vehicle.
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Feel free to browse ideas, but even contributing a little can help you test out how well you can engage with others in online conversations.
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Perhaps most vital, we feel inspired by the unexpected beauty of a new climate, by the knowledge that we can test our physical limits, survive the trek, and reap the rewards of a breathtaking summit.
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Accountability, particularly as measured by student test scores, has brought sweeping changes to education and promises more, but many teachers feel the changes are imposed with scant input from classroom-level educators.
Users can test drive phones--navigating menus and testing applications--via a Web browser and feel almost as if they were holding the handsets in their hands.
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