In order to understand the present and prepare for the future, we must first understand our past.

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But to assess its progress, we must first understand the war.

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To protect it, we must first better understand marine biodiversity.

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To understand the vision we must first clear the decks on how Business Intelligence and Enterprise Search have developed.

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To understand what happened in Japan we must first go back to 1985.

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To understand whether our recovery is in jeopardy, we must first grasp what prospers us, why economies recede and then what rejuvenates them.

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