"In an increasingly digital world, there is no way to coerce someone into paying for something if they want to take it for free, " says Doctorow.
Nor are state authorities keen to take on responsibility for something as murkily intractable as urban government.
My conscience wouldn't let me take something and not pay for it, so I always make a donation.
Any kind of momentum in business is never something to take for granted, because it is extremely hard to recreate.
Water, something we take for granted here in the U.S., is a life-or-death necessity in some disadvantaged countries in the world.
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How can a company take a charge for something and then not be able to reverse that charge if that something doesn't come to pass?
Intimacy and personal time aren't something we take for granted.
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An abundance of food at reasonable prices is something most Americans take for granted.
This world of bits is a strange one, in which you can take something and still leave it for its rightful owner.
Hope told police he would not "take the rap" for something he did not do and drug addict Richards denied the killing.
Take, for example, something that happened the other night.
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Even a genuine belief among the Lib Dems that they deserve to have been offered a greater role did not save Lord Tope from appearing churlish in his refusal to take it for want of something better.
But they are homogeneous, and market towns can take advantage of the search for something a bit more picturesque and individual than the average out-of-town Tesco.
"It's an important message and something for us to take to the Welsh assembly and to say our tenants want to stay with the council, " he said.
Take something as simple as soybeans, for instance.
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Those who have been waiting for something else to take its place, the way Facebook siphoned off the population of MySpace about five years ago, are still waiting.
Such openness gives space for something creative to take place.
We want to ask every American to take some time out this summer to do something for others.
Confidence in a banking system is something we, here in America, take for granted.
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And we take this for granted now, but it is something that I think all the members of the Cabinet who participated are extremely proud of.
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Still, it didn't take long for the Leafs to give the hometown crowd something to cheer about.
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"People are wise to take advantage of this if they need the money for something else, like retirement, " says Blaine Dunn , a fee-only certified financial planner in Winchester, Va.
Westminster will take the blame, and there will be calls for something called Plan MacB, the Scottish government's claim that it can go against the grain of public sector squeezing across Europe, loosen the purse strings, and get some growth back into the economy.
"Whether consumers are looking for all-around PCs to handle basic tasks, multimedia powerhouses to enjoy the latest games and movies, or innovative new PCs that take advantage of touch screens, our new line has something for everyone, " said Carl Pinto, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
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So when you take a job, look for a place you can learn something.
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"It can be a tremendous opportunity for the student to take that year and try something entirely different, " Weber said.
"It's something we do need to take a look at, especially for high-volume stations, " Mr. Prendergast said at the time.
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Historically business people have often seen artists as dreamers you would only take seriously once you'd made your pile and needed something for the boardroom or the Hamptons mansion.
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