For example it's difficult (though not impossible) to argue that the policy is both impotent and inflationary.

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Enforcing the bargain, though, might have proved difficult since this will not (they hope) be a repeated game.

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Healthy early demand does not always translate to strong demand over time, though poor initial demand is difficult for vendors to recover from.

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Additionally, Citi was not released from criminal liability, according to court documents, though it's difficult to believe anybody is going to CitiJail.

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"Our plan was to do two stops and though it's always difficult in the first races to know when to stop and not go too early, we got it exactly right, " Raikkonen said.

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