Tools don't get much more simple than the needle, a long slender object with a pointed tip.

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People are expecting her to get in and start moving the needle immediately.

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All of these choices have moved the chronically high unemployment needle exactly the opposite direction at a time when Americans are desperate to get back to work and get their families back on firmer financial footing.

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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get to heaven.

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And as we get better and better at building these expert recommendation engines, we may be able to turn the problem of finding a needle in a haystack, into finding a haystack of needles.

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