Once you take this far enough, you enter a cycle of accelerated returns in which the practice becomes easier and more interesting, leading to the ability to practice for longer hours, which increases your skill level, which in turn makes practice even more interesting.

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One is that in the 1970s it was clear that the ability to move genes between creatures was going to bring about a huge change in the practice of science itself, and biologists were eager for that to happen.

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He added there had been inconsistencies in the inspectors' ability to look at practice rather than administrative systems.

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Critical to super-charging your accounting practice is the ability to bring in new, high-quality, well-paying clients on a consistent basis.

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In practice, the government's ability to do so would turn much more on politics than on law.

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This practice is about the ability to initiate a shift in your thinking, which opens your mind up to possibilities that did not exist before.

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Much hyped moments, like the ability to fly a Pelican at long last, are kind of a letdown once you see them in practice.

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The Report examines the multiple ethical implications of advances in scientific knowledge, medical practice and associated technologies, which have improved our ability to safeguard human welfare.

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