Some people would agonize over the decision to give up a thriving career and move out to the boondocks.

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Some movies and TV shows ("The Butterfly Effect, " "Lost, " "Primer") agonize over these plot inconsistencies, trying to tie up every conceivable loose end.

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Consumers in urban environments agonize, indeed, over which cars to buy to fit their lifestyles, but BMW is upping the ante: the German automaker is designing a whole way of life around a car.

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As we agonize over consumption and twist free-market principles to restore market confidence, the tragedy is that Washington's mistakes could be rectified at any time, ending the crisis.

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