Recently, however, the law has seemed less important.

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The inference seemed to be they were less important than the next gag poking fun at bulimic actresses.

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Whether the eurozone ends up with 17 members or none, the governor seemed to be saying, is actually much less important than how and when the long-term imbalances at the root of the crisis get resolved.

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