With family firms focused on investing for the long-term, this kind of uncertainty invites caution not risk.

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In other words, it's not just the way President Obama's policies have not worked out that invites the Jimmy Carter parallel.

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The unreliable narrator of the novel, a governess charged with caring for two children who may or may not see the ghosts she sees, invites the reader to flip-flop between thinking her a lone protector against unspeakable evil and a greater threat to the children than any spirit.

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Yet the core of the movie lies not in our own disbelief (which the movie invites us to suspend entirely), but in the incredulous reaction of the quiz-show host: How did the "slumdog" know the answers?

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Despite not having high hopes, the stripped-back sound invites enthusiastic applause from a busy studio.

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But if the genius of English invites you to use it with precision, why not?

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Lane argues this compartmentalization invites leaders to think in terms of trade-offs, not integration.

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Southern India's tropical climate invites use of coconut milk in recipes, while near the snow-topped Himalayas, you're not likely to find coconuts in the cuisine.

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