Speaking for the RMT, Bob Crow said that too much focus had been given to station modernisation, rather than improving service quality.

BBC: Transport Committee

Last year we had so much batting but maybe everyone relied on each other rather than taking responsibility.

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Commissioner Almunia said that too much time had been spent on "constitutional wrangling" rather than developing the "right kind of policy".

BBC: Special committee on Energy

Furthermore, homeowners were much several times likelier to wish they had borrowed less against their home rather than more.

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And yet one has to wonder whether the Obama administration would have invested so much time and effort if the refinery had been in a red state rather than a swing-state.

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Many of them had made themselves easy targets by concentrating too much on the financial minutiae of future plans rather than looking at the broader picture.

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So how much would Apple stock have dropped Thursday if Cook, rather than Jobs, had resigned?

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Whilst this and other details made for many uncomfortable moments for Mr Hunt he looked much more at ease when defending the way he handled the BSkyB bid - insisting his decision had angered rather than pleased the Murdochs - and that he had acted in an impartial way when given the job.

BBC: Quite a day for the government