There is, as has been widely observed, no such thing as a fool-proof system.

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Although there are no claims contained herein that a fool-proof system of vetting questionable emerging market entities can be configured at the state, or even federal, levels, a good-faith effort to strengthen transparency and dialogue in this area could avoid some of the most troubling abuses of the US capital markets as well as help safeguard the public portfolios of California and other states.

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Khalid Kidwai, head of the army's strategic plans division, told a news conference Saturday that the weapons were protected by a "fool-proof" security system.

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But Mr Satchell admitted no system was fool-proof and that, with enough time and dedication, the security on the Xbox 360 would be broken.

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In Guangzhou yesterday, the German audio company brought along two executives to debut its new authentication technologies on its retail packaging: a shiny Tesa PrioSpot authenticity label plus a "fool-proof" online look-up system.

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