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But the charges against Khodorkovsky are as flimsy as they are tendentious: the privatization case had been amicably settled previously, and Khodorkovsky has merely used tax avoidance schemes that are commonplace in Russia--and that have been upheld in court.

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But at one time, it was fairly commonplace to think of yourself as a maker.

So I am convinced that if we can unlock the technologies that are commonplace in the richer world to be able to transform foods.

Despite the pictures we are shown daily in the news, wars between developed countries are no longer commonplace.

You need to make that gap as big as possible, because there is this commonplace of the status quo, and you need to contrast that with the loftiness of your idea.

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