As a Saveur article explains, in Tokyo visitors can find delicious food in all price ranges, with good consistency.

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In the oil and gas business, that means pipeline MLPs and possibly one company that has demonstrated utter consistency through good times and bad: ExxonMobil.

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But as the other major politicians flounder around promoting various "visions" for Japan, they might reflect on the old-fashioned virtues of honesty, ideological consistency and good organization.

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In this biz, as in so many, consistency is a good thing.

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Now, this is all well and good in a world of consistency where we can sort out the few key things for a task and relentlessly drive toward them, but what if they keep coming up with a new list every year?

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She said she had seen many changes for the good during her time as a magistrate, including a greater consistency in sentencing and a more professional approach to training.

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But Milne - who was speaking after the club's 105th annual meeting - acknowledged that, along with good financial figures, the club's supporters want to see consistency from the team.

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But what Treasury Secretary Geithner and others have done is to discuss with the regulators what we are hearing in the field and to make sure that there is a consistency of approach that doesn't prevent banks from making what are good loans and taking reasonable risks.

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