In theory, it's a good recipe for finding recommendations for doctors, businesses, products, TV shows or bands.

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"Like any good recipe, it's got a lot of ingredients, " he said.

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Kicking out capable troops while replacing them with ex-convicts is not a recipe for good order and discipline.

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To sum things up, it turns out that spending restraint and lower taxes are a recipe for good fiscal policy.

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Here is a fun instant oatmeal recipe from Good Eats, a free book produced by the University of New Hampshire Health Services.

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Flash back to 1985, when Coca-Cola decided it would be a good idea to change the recipe it had used for around 100 years.

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Tom sees more opportunities in the coming weeks, but stresses that buying the strongest stocks or ETFs at good levels will be the best recipe for success in 2013.

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But in addition to being proud of her, I could not be prouder of you, the young people, because it's hard enough to follow a recipe and make something good to eat.

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Generally when the sons and daughters of Australian immigrants appear on prime-time reality television shows it is with a cooking utensil or a recipe in hand (good food, combined with self-deprecatory humour, have long offered new arrivals here the quickest route to acceptance and assimilation).

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That recipe, adds Cracco, is a good example of how the best modern Italian cuisine has been influenced by Japan.

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But if you are looking for some good down-home cookin', Famous Dave has the recipe.

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Giving the impression that you consider yourself so good that you don't actually need that is a recipe for disaster.

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But the devil is more likely to be found in the execution details, and good strategic choices executed in a clumsy manner are not a recipe for success.

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His recipe for success is mixing great ingredients with his passion for good food.

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These two conditions, good institutions and easy access to large markets, sound like a rather promising recipe for catch-up growth, even in a generally unfavorable economic environment.

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