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"Perversely, that is deflationary and that makes yields go down."
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Perversely, it is companies with GMO-free products that want to add “NON-GE” labels which have faced the tight regulations and litigation challenges from industry.
Wendy Gordon: Fishing for Labels Wendy Gordon 2012
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Perversely, it's Mr. McGahn who now has a leading role in assuring that all of our elections our fair, yet he has made it abundantly clear he will use his position to advance the partisan interests of Republicans, stating:
Melanie Sloan: Why Won't President Obama Take on the FEC? Melanie Sloan 2010
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Perversely, the volunteers who were under time pressure were more likely to choose the puzzle associated with a known person, even though it would clearly take more time and thus lead to more stress and, likely, to failure.
The Familiarity Heuristic: How Sticking with What You Know Could Hurt You 2011
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Perversely, it's this very parasitic influence that imbues him with numerous dreadful abilities.
Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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Perversely, it causes that which it seeks to prevent: unemployment.
Rome vs. the Unions Matthew Melchiorre 2012
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Perversely the success of the World Cup has diminished even further the relevance of all the ODIs in between.
No reason to doubt Alastair Cook as an England one-day force | Vic Marks 2011
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Perversely, it is companies with GMO-free products that want to add “NON-GE” labels which have faced the tight regulations and litigation challenges from industry.
Wendy Gordon: Fishing for Labels Wendy Gordon 2012
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Perversely it was a source of frustration to Warnock that the Malaysian businessman had not gained control sooner in order to allow him a better shot during the summer transfer market.
Neil Warnock set to be replaced by Mark Hughes after leaving QPR 2012
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Getty Images/Stock Illustration Perversely, ObamaCare both drives up the cost of insurance with mandates and rules while making it attractive for companies to dump the increasingly more expensive coverage and pay a lesser fine.
The ObamaCare Bad News Continues Karl Rove 2011
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