And it can be more efficient to get everyone into the same room together to hash out problems.

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Hopes of a settlement can hardly be high when it is so hard even to get both sides into the same room together.

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The hope is that by coaxing the two Koreas into the same room, small confidence-building steps can be measured out so as to bring some stability to one of the world's most dangerous corners.

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You'll be forgiven if you install this PC into the same living room cabinet where you keep the TV and stereo system.

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The compact, space-saving design of the Linksys Powerline family of products leaves room for other appliances to be plugged into the same outlet.

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The compact design of the network adapter allows it to be installed discreetly and leaves room for other devices to be plugged into the same outlet.

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This time, when he did the same thing, the room broke into warm applause.

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So the experience of going into a chat room and getting a response a couple of seconds later from someone who was in the same chat room was just really cool.

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On your next interview, as you walk into the room and flatten the creases in your crisp suit jacket, remember to give the same attention to the hand you're extending.

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It is emotionally freeing to walk into a room and know I will not be prejudged for my weight -- that I will be given the same opportunity to prove myself that others are given because my weight is not a distraction.

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