Instead, we politely give an off-the-cuff response that often results in the kind of well-intentioned, yet irrelevant advice that was given in the example above.
Banks set up their off-balance sheet vehicles in response to capital rules.
One week later, Charles Vogel fired off a terse, four-page response, expressing outrage and urging the government to try the men again, this time allowing Berga survivors to testify about what they endured.
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Spain unilaterally decided to set a new fiscal-deficit target last year, prompting an angry response from European officials and sparking a sell-off in the country's bonds.
Forcing this initial dialogue can head off a narrowly-defined and overly-isolated response.
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Others argue that temporary stimulus, even if well timed, will not work because people will hardly adjust their spending in response to a one-off tax cut.
Hence the decision to slash rates on January 22nd, in response to a global sell-off.
The president didn't give the speech exactly that Senator Kerry was expecting so his response, I think, was off-key.
And Wilson was delighted with the 23-year-old's response after stepping off the bench to play his part in the win.
Some states protect employees from adverse actions in response to various forms of lawful, off-duty conduct.
X-rays and gamma rays that Eros gives off in response to bombardment by solar and cosmic radiation.
Facebook's response comes off the back of a large-scale online campaign from a number of prominent women's rights groups.
The response of the Labour Party, clearly caught off-guard, has been feeble.
But the appropriate response to this situation is to write-off much of this debt, not to pile on even more debts from bailout resources or to demand a Greek exit from the euro.
So called rainbow proteins (a spin-off from work into bioluminescence), which change colour in response to particular compounds, are also an option for detecting environmental toxins, or the potential agents of terrorism.
The Czechs, needing a response following their 4-1 defeat to Russia, got off to a remarkably fast start.
The Dragons were in danger of suffering a thumping defeat, yet their response stirred the Rodney Parade faithful and they trooped off at half-time firmly back in contention.
Saracens seemed determined to kick the leather off the ball, and a lengthy period of aerial ping-pong drew a response of jeers, whistles and slow handclaps from their own supporters.
Australia were clinical in their response, full-back Slater jinking his way through the Fiji defence before off-loading neatly for loose forward Gallen to crash over underneath the posts.
What better immediate response than to re-instate the line of contact which has just been broken off?
It paid off: 85% of them visited showrooms to see the new model, compared with a 1-2% response rate typical for normal advertising.
We won't know anything for sure until the wraps are taken off and have reached out to the company for comment, but we anticipate the response will be predictably non-committal.
She believes that the self-evacuations that took place in some areas are an indication that community preparedness and response efforts are paying off.
For without a concerted global response to the problem of dirty money, the world's money-laundering machine will be off on yet another devastating cycle.
Caldwell was red carded following a 56th-minute challenge on Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez when the score was 0-0, provoking an angry response from Martinez, who believed his player should never have been sent off.
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