In any industry, job, or role, countless different factors outside your control ultimately dictate outcomes.

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But like them, Labour has found how frightening and disorienting it can be when you have to deal, not with a well-presented policy document or well-pummelled media, but with a force entirely outside your control.

ECONOMIST: Is it a colony or isn��t it?

Too many of the variables (specifically ARPU and SAC) are outside of your control, and nothing would prevent another player from executing the exact same strategy.

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Of course, whether you publish yourself or through the traditional channels, selling enough to become a millionaire is still dependent on something completely outside of your control the often random taste of the reading public.

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Moving your infrastructure and data outside of your direct control will require revisions to your existing risk management processes.

FORBES: Managing Cloud Risks

Whatever is placed in the cloud is also largely outside of your direct control.

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Outside of wearing your seat belt, electronic stability control, or ESC, is now widely viewed as the biggest potential life-saver in an automobile.

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