Suppose someone was given the task of running nonstop from point A to point B.

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Suppose, for example, that you are given a huge tin of assorted chocolates.

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It was always unrealistic to suppose that a massive fiscal tightening could leave out welfare, given that it makes up 28% of total spending.

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One minor complaint: the rental clock starts when you purchase content, not when you start playback, which isn't necessarily the most flexible setup, but it makes sense given the streaming-only nature of the service, we suppose.

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And I suppose this is the primary reason that after ten days of rather bearish behavior, stocks have given back less than 2%.

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