The impetus for the unemployment insurance program came in the 1990s as a demonstration project in the bright-blue state of Oregon, where it worked very well.

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In the end, of course, it worked very, very well.

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"The system we have, in which Congress oversees the SEC, which oversees us, who in turn oversee member firms, isn't perfect, but it has worked very well over the years, " says David Doherty , the NYSE's executive vice president in charge of enforcement.

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Where defense conversion has been undertaken in this country in response to the declining demand for military-related production, it has often not worked out very well.

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This is a program that has worked very well in the 10 years it's been on existence.

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We knew that their counter attack is very strong so we worked on it and handled them well.

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For a very long time, given historical conditions, it worked pretty darn well.

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The talk back menus worked very well, once you get the hang of holding your finger over your selection and it makes a lot of sense to offer a software solution on existing hardware, rather than go the more difficult route of making dedicated (but niche) devices.

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