When I worked at General Mills, in the late 1970s, the company added the Yoplait brand to its portfolio, a move that seemed odd at the time, given the then-tiny market for yogurt.
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That surely makes it odd to fix its budget now for so many years ahead.
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BMA's avowed anxiety about the private sector seems a bit odd, given the fact that one of its main gripes is over a government plan to restrict the private practice of consultants.
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It might seem a bit odd that Cypress hosts a start-up within its walls.
This is an odd choice of term for a regulator that bases its actions on rules, not guidance.
But I do find it at least a little odd that Google is indeed financing an alternative to its own product, Android.
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It is odd to think that this, as much as its wealth, makes China a preferred buyer of last resort, but such is the state of the world.
Admittedly, it feels a bit odd in hand, owing to its brick-like construction and that substantial 3, 300mAh battery underneath.
From my branding perspective, I find it odd that Heineken has chosen to make the shape of its bottle the centerpiece of its new communications strategy.
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It might seem odd that at a time when Deutsche wants to wind down its industrial holdings it is buying up companies with such gusto.
The aftermath of the dot-com bust may seem like an odd place for a venture capital firm to get its start, but that was the case for Emergence Capital and in the decade-plus since the firm started it has eschewed the consumer-centric booms and blowups of the first wave of the Internet in favor of business-focused services.
Still, it's an odd kind of a slog that manages to keep you partially engaged, even at its most esoteric or absurd, despite an endlessly excitable choir and Hans Zimmer's pitiless score.
Odd patches of bright and dark material that scientists have yet to identify also appear on its surface.
Second that it would be pretty odd if Lloyds' board doesn't tomorrow confirm that the Co-op is its preferred bidder.
Given the significance of the case and the influence it could have on shaping Malaysia's image abroad, it is perhaps odd that the court started the trial by offending the foreign observers whose goodwill could boost its standing.
Like many scholarly books it might have sold a few thousand copies to libraries, academics and the odd bibliophile banker had it not suggested that the present day market was exhibiting many of the characteristics of its historical predecessor.
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