But more realistically it is about learning to work in a more complex world with a multiple of interests to balance against each other.
Retailers have different interests to balance, they want to promote and merchandise books that will make their customers happy, but also want to maximise revenue and profits.
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As a multinational organisation, it has to balance the interests of its member states.
The credit card firm said that it always aimed "to balance the interests of both consumers and retailers".
Trustees, who must balance the interests of all heirs, often favor conservative, dividend-paying stocks, bonds and Treasury notes.
The challenge for Mr Wowereit is to balance the interests of Berlin's new elite with those of ordinary folk.
Mr Karimov must balance the interests of competing clans who vie for control of lucrative sectors of the economy.
But Mr Jonathan's proposed cabinet suggests he is keener to balance political interests rather than embark on radical reform.
In choosing a car that's apt to keep their kids in one piece, parents may have to balance competing interests.
"A dean must balance the interests and aspirations of several important constituents--students, faculty and alumni being the primary ones, " he says.
"So what Parliament did was balance the interests of those who wished to liberalise the treatment while respecting the right of conscientious objection, " he said.
That requires a continual reevaluation of the balance of interests.
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Dell, perhaps to buy time to reinvent itself, rumbled with rumors of a leveraged buyout, with lots of questions floating about how founder Michael Dell would balance his interests.
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The first sale doctrine has served nicely over the past century to balance the interests of copyright holders with the reasonable expectation of buyers for control over what they bought.
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"Our aim throughout has been to protect the integrity of the competition, balance the interests of our member clubs and have regard to player welfare and fixturing precedent, " said Blair.
Results from the tagging project will help the government decide whether a Marine Protected Area should be put in place to safeguard the sharks and balance environmental interests with industry and recreation.
"Whether it's an old contract or not, it has a profoundly negative impact on the balance of interests and the stability of the region, and it does put Israel at risk, " he said.
The Supreme Court may be asked to determine the extent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory powers, for example, or to balance the interests of small and large competitors in an antitrust suit.
Being able to balance these competing interests seems to require a balanced dopamine system.
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By the late 1980s, though, the balance of his interests had shifted away from theory and towards policy work.
As ever, striking the balance between the interests of business and the consumer will be a tricky one to achieve.
In times of economic hardship it was vital to strike the right balance between the interests of taxpayers and the needs of the royal household, she said.
"I'm proud to say that this legislation strikes the balance of those interests in an important and aggressive way, and, frankly that's what effective policy-making is all about striking that balance, " she said.
While Rice says that in foreign policy "America's values are extremely important, " she hews closer to the tradition of Korbel and other realists, such as Hans Morgenthau, who place greater weight on defending strategic interests and tending to the balance of power.
The Director-General outlined the main points of the Recommendation concerning the "development of public domain content" and "reaffirming the equitable balance between the interests of rights-holders and the public interest", issues which are expected to be central to the World Summit on the Information Society.
Without setting out any precise policy prescriptions himself, the trade secretary called for a "radical manifesto" for the next election "if we are to set out to satisfy all the demands made on use from all quarters or simply by trying to balance the various interests".
The interests of its pension-fund members and its own balance sheet may not always coincide with the best interests of the state.
Education Secretary Michael Russell said its membership struck the right balance "of all interests at stake".
Forming a government is always hard in Brazil, as the president must balance regional and sectoral interests as well as those of myriad parties.
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He said even when he was special envoy, he had to balance the many US interests in the country, including the need for better intelligence-sharing.
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