Then there's our gadget fanboyism, where nerds take sides on symbolic home teams, if you will.
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The issue has divided Catholic groups, and priests across the country have used Sunday homilies to take sides on it.
While politicians and experts take sides on the issue, some drivers are just looking for reassurance that ethanol is not a bad idea in their vehicles.
The comments, and because access is controlled the Tabb Forum commenters tend to be well-informed professionals, take both sides on the debate and are provocative reading.
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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The very words "majority" and "minority" in American demographics are about to swap meanings, like partners on opposing sides of a Virginia reel who lock arms in the middle, whirl about, and take up positions on opposite sides of the lineup.
"There needs to be give and take on both sides, " he says.
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Like any negotiations, there was give and take on both sides.
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But on the specifics, I think both sides can take some blame for a sour climate on Capitol Hill.
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Bumi shareholders will have their first chance on Thursday to take sides in a battle between the founders of the mining company, as a vote will consider whether to revamp its board.
But I think this is a legislative process that folks on the Hill can take up, working with those with strong opinions on both sides of the issue.
But one thing we can do right away is send a signal to the American people that Washington is working, that the two sides can come together to take action on tax cuts that everyone supports -- tax cuts that have already passed the Senate and that members of the House of both parties say they support.
This is not to take sides in what is an important debate, with passions that run high on both sides, merely to point out that their huge presence in the UK can't be assumed to be a net good thing.
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All sides should take this holiday period to reflect on what they can do to build the confidence necessary to move forward to the next stage.
The people who take absolute positions on these issues, on both sides, sometimes aren't willing to concede even an inch of ground.
The two other quarterfinals will be played on Sunday and see Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford while Championship sides' Blackburn Rovers and Millwall square up at the Den.
The first leg of the Europa League ties will take place on the 29 July, with the return leg on 5 August, with both Scottish sides scheduled to play the first leg away from home.
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic will take a lot of convincing, whichever combination they scrutinise first.
"But it is clear that finding solutions will require leadership on both sides, and a willingness to take risks, initiatives, and compromise, " he said.
Conwy council also postponed its no confidence vote last week but will now take place on 21 February following a meeting between the two sides.
"We don't need the Supreme Court to take that right away from Americans of good faith on both sides of this issue and impose its judicial solution, " Nimocks said.
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But hiring trends are changing, and experts predict within the next 365 days a new practice will take root that will change the job application process on both sides of the interview table forever.
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People on both sides of this situation simply need to take time to learn about one another.
So it is essential that on this occasion the two sides in Cyprus should take full ownership of whatever is negotiated.
H-P stockholders take a big hit, careers will be ruined (on both sides of the deal) and whatever marketplace promise Autonomy had may be destroyed.
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Satellite Sentinel does not take sides between the various warring parties in Sudan, but is focused on stopping violence that may occur, including violations of the 2005 comprehensive peace agreement.
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The multi-year insider trading probe that has snared the likes of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam and former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta keeps churning, and during an investment conference in Manhattan Wednesday a trio of lawyers who have been on both sides of such cases offered up their take.
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The review will take several months and there is likely to be intense lobbying on both sides before a decision is reached.
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Regarding the House tussle, McCain told CNN's Judy Woodruff on Friday afternoon he thought both sides would do well to take a deep breath.
Sabatini says countries in the region are cautious about Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's influence, but they aren't ready to take sides with the U.S. Larry Burns, of the Washington based Council on Hemispheric Affairs, says this is becoming an issue of regional solidarity.
But that would take the sort of far-sighted leadership that has so far been lacking on both sides.
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