And of course, lots of author interviews about their books and what make them tick.

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The alien and unknowable are the things that make Mulder tick, whereas Scully wants evidence.

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It's times like these that companies and the people that make them tick get tested.

WSJ: Yahoo Battles Brain Drain

If we can engage the South African community on top of our own community then we're beginning to make things tick, because at the moment rugby isn't ticking.

BBC: Saracens 'will honour contracts'

Bureaucratic systems and processes were put in place to make the system tick over like a boring clockwork machine.

FORBES: Gasp! Machines Still Can't Think!

The manager who realises this, and best matches their strengths to his understanding of which decisions will really make his organisation tick, is the manager most likely to succeed.

ECONOMIST: Valuable

"I'm sure the preparation we've done this time will make sure we'll tick the box, " he told BBC Radio Merseyside.

BBC: O'Connor buoyant over Widnes Vikings' Super League bid

They are what make champions like Google and Apple tick.

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This is the interesting part -- is that tick up actually going to make a difference?

CNN: Transcript of May 'CNN Money Summit: Money & Main St.'

We know the morning temperature in Miami, the NASCAR finishes, how to make a decent steak on a grill, the market open and close (and every tick between), even minor tremors as they happen off the coast of Japan.

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One can only imagine what Agnew would make of our political world today, in which a president's pronouncements are dissected syllable by syllable, tick-of-the-clock by tick-of-the-clock.

CNN: Commentary: Obama on TV, a blessing and curse