It was a sober realization, due in part to the Starz deal going down in flames and to difficulties in negotiations with content owners, that separating the businesses was a necessary step toward an inevitable conclusion.

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Eventually, I came to a realization: I refused to be part of a stigma and go into hiding because of embarrassment.

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If you were at all like me, you were thrilled with the opportunity, yet simultaneously nauseous with the realization that failure and disappointment were part of the deal as well.

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When talking about success we have to start with the realization that what success is depends in part on perspective and framework.

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The only dispiriting part of the meal was the realization that this stay in Oaxaca was presumably the only foray into expatriate living that Abigail and her family will make.

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In fact, a large part of the book is devoted to this exploration, analysis and goal realization.

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The decision to issue an apology now was driven in large part by administration concerns about those mounting costs, as well as the realization that a smooth and timely withdrawal of heavy equipment from Afghanistan would depend on using land routes through Pakistan, U.S. officials said.

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Ms. MAYNARD: Well, what we're looking at in the auto industry is finally the realization that what they call alternate fuel vehicles, hybrids, electric cars are finally going to be part of the auto industry, a good part of the auto industry.

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