This is an unusual situation in modern British government.

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There is a good chance that modern physics is in a similar situation.

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Once you consider the enormity of this - a situation that many in modern politics, finance and economics might regard as the definition of "unfreedom", you understand why it has become so hard for Barroso, Merkel et al to formulate a plan.

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Paradoxical thinkers hold apparent contradictions in tension by moving among magical, modern, and postmodern thinking as the situation requires while still being able to act decisively.

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In the last century of so, the social and economic status of women has changed, they have come to achieve a more equal situation with men in most modern societies.

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This odd situation became apparent when Mr Midler witnessed large, modern Chinese factories outsourcing work to smaller, grittier, facilities even though this meant forgoing the production benefits from economies of scale.

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The situation is noticeably different (and worse) for our modern indentureds, the young and talented men who perform their craft on the gridiron or the hardwood, but lack the ability to negotiate a free market wage.

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