But the downsides of an unreformed system are much more obvious.

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The tensions inherent in this approach are neither new nor unique to Goldman, but they have become much more obvious now that its traders have made hay taking short positions against debt instruments of a type peddled to clients by other parts of the bank.

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This is a standard conversation, like the classic opening moves of a chess game, where what matters, much more than what one says (which is brief and obvious), is the tone in which one says it.

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It's not obvious why this year's adjustment should be so much more aggressive.

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It is obvious that new paradigm companies have embraced women in leadership roles much more more readily.

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The need for a "war of ideas" has been much on the mind of the man charged with securing peace through strength through more obvious means, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

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K. would both operate much more freely and, since LaGuardia handles far less traffic than the other two airports, it is the obvious choice for shuttering.

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