Look, its tempting, especially for economists, to believe that given the right incentives anyone or any institution can perform satisfactorily.
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Under Mayor Bloomberg New York has managed to raise its tech profile, tempting some risky writers to muse that the Big Apple could eclipse Silicon Valley.
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These days, the city is musically bustling, its concert listings packed with tempting choices.
Even if it is a fading symbol of Chinese society, the bicycle remains a tempting metaphor for its economy.
Fiat may have been tempting fate with its startling announcement Tuesday that it was taking a stake in Chrysler, less than two years after a previous trans-Atlantic partnership involving the American carmaker failed--still, the move looks both bold and shrewd, given the circumstances.
Don't force anything out and definitely don't pick the printer up with its threaded black cable, as tempting as that might be.
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If you add the mystery of Clapham Common to the legacy of back-to-basics, you begin to think that the government is tempting fate by sticking to its plans to publish a consultative paper on the family next week.
And then there's the question of its price, which becomes a lot less tempting once you factor in the laundry list of necessary components.
In a country searching for its next male grand slam winner, it would be tempting to call him "the great white hope" but that very phrase is becoming increasingly redundant across Australian sport.
Its valuation and 2.5% dividend yield look tempting.
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Coups can be a lucrative business, and although its main export is cashew nuts, Guinea-Bissau offers tempting opportunities.
In theory this was a good bet: The house could reap a tempting spread between the yield on the derivatives and its own cost of borrowing.
Because the Journal is clearly what News Corp. was after with its bid last week for Dow Jones, it might be tempting to view it as good news for beleaguered newspaper stocks.
Moreover, the chance of defeating the Labour government on one of its central policies within six months of the election may be too tempting for either party to pass up.
Though the picturesque town of Banff and surrounding Banff National Park beckon with world-class skiing, mineral hot springs and countless other nature activities, it's tempting to stay put in the castle, so numerous and luxurious are its offerings.
In the run-up to its eagerly awaited share offering, information about the inner workings of Blackstone has been released in tempting dribs and drabs.
It would give Carnival - currently banned under UK Takeover Panel rules from upping its bid again until after the 14 February meeting - an opportunity to put together a more tempting offer.
But it is a tempting notion - especially as combating climate change is so politically intractable, and some of its solutions so controversial.
The British firm makes a tempting target because, though it is small compared with some former monopolies, it generates healthy profits from its 25m mobile customers.
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