Privately, state officials say it isn't fair to judge the Christie administration based on the records of previous administrations.

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Clarke Murphy, who oversees chief exec searches at Russell Reynolds, says it isn't fair to look at only stock performance to measure a chief's success.

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"It simply isn't fair that households on out-of-work benefits can receive a greater income from the state than the average working household gets in wages, " he said.

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Yet isn't it fair for firms to have a say at a summit which could have severe repercussions for their profitability?

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Bankruptcy relief on student loans isn't just fair, it's the first step to a more functional market in higher education.

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Isn't that - is it fair to ask what role are you going to play given that you are a person who's close to this person, but you're not a person who's on the ballot?

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However, there's a fair argument to be made that it isn't the steakhouses' fault for pricing wines the way they do--it's the consumers'.

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Now it's advisers who are pushing the clients, with a new ethic: Anything that isn't specifically prohibited by the IRS is fair game, even if it is clearly not what Congress intended.

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According to the committee report Wales isn't getting its fair share of investment in rail infrastructure, or getting it fast enough.

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