Since being a math or tech whiz is irrelevant to running most businesses, some companies have redoubled their efforts to find the perfect match of candidate and corporate personality.

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In a lecture at the British Museum, Mantel said Catherine appeared to have been "gloss-varnished" with a perfect plastic smile, and having no personality.

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It is both Mr Mandelson's bad luck and his good luck that his beliefs and personality, together with the singular path he has taken to the top, make him the perfect lightning conductor for all these resentments.

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