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But it is useful to recall that the Chinese word for crisis consists of two letters: One signifies danger, the other opportunity.

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  1. adjective Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.
  2. adjective Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.

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  • I'm useful, and useful gets fed first Back home, the corpse was dropped in the kitchen for Leah to deal with. —  AEon Four
  • And because he had been so useful, and knew (quite literally) where so many bodies were buried, he was not bothered, as he might otherwise have been. —  Kahawa
  • The screen will be very useful, and he thanks you for it. —  The Life of Charlotte Bronte Volume 2
  • To provide things relative to our outward living, in the way of true wisdom, is good, and the gift of improving in things useful is a good gift, and comes from the Father of Lights. —  The Journal of John Woolman
  • It will be useful, also, with reference to our request for the purchase of some copies, which we will make to the King as soon as the first number has appeared. —  Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
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