So it's not so much that there's no reason the two companies could work well together--it's just that Amgen could probably find more for less elsewhere, perhaps in a series of smaller acquisitions.

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Thus the upcoming vote has divided the gay community, which has been forced into a wrenching choice--not so much over whether to vote no but over what to tell family and friends about the vote, about themselves, about their lovers.

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It's no wonder that his tours are not so much concerts, but communions.

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It is not so much that nothing was achieved - it is more that no one is quite certain what will sustain.

BBC: Europe after the euphoria

It is not so much that I have buried my head in the sand and think that there are no cyber threats.

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At least no one in living memory can remember them doing so (slightly hyperbolic but not much).

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Did the Staff Attorneys continue investigations or bring cases because, having invested so much time in the investigation, the Staff Attorneys did not want to acknowledge that their investigation ultimately showed no wrongdoing?

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Big companies are hoarding cash (which paradoxically makes them more attractive investments and further separates the 1% from the 99%), and small companies and home buyers have no idea how much after-tax income they will have, so they are not hiring or buying but instead are in wait-and-see mode.

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That will be so no matter how much is taken out of the defense budget as a result of the not-so-grand bargain struck by congressional leaders.

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