"It's very tempting to see the financial crisis and various things which led up to it as sort of the classic Greek tragedy of hubris begets nemesis, " he says.

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"Once you create these tools, it's very tempting to use them, " says Jonathan Zittrain, a Harvard Law professor.

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It's very tempting, but we'll wait until the price drops that low organically, sans rebates and subscription plans, thanks.

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"When companies get on the treadmill beating the drum for more earnings growth, it's very tempting to invest too much capital in unrewarding, mature or risky businesses, " says Bennett Stewart , senior partner at the Stern Stewart consulting firm.

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But it's very tempting.

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Committee chair David Davies is too modest a man to claim this reprieve represents possibly the swiftest, most successful inquiry in parliamentary history: "It's tempting to claim the credit but the QDG ran a very effective campaign".

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