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I doubt you could ever make yourself into a completely universal person, if only because you can only travel in one direction in time.

Mr Clinton has been especially popular lately, if only because his presidency was a time of economic expansion and low unemployment.

Yet a downgrade would still be a shame, if only because this deal ought to open up a further opportunity for US politicians.

Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being.

Financial services are different from other industries, if only because so much of the business is writing bets.

But it leads through the middle of a town and could be heavily congested, if only because other drivers are taking the same detour.

in the long run , this grand project should save banks billions , if only because their customers will feel less need to carry hard cash.

We hold that the meeting should be held if only because some misunderstanding can be removed.

Either way, the authorities will watch public opinion, if only because protest can become a covert form of opposition.

This period of exuberance was bound to wane , if only because we inevitably encountered the consequences of our success.

inertia may keep them there, if only because clients can rarely be sure that they would be better off elsewhere.

There are no clear answers, if only because China's ruling elite have almost certainly not begun to answer these questions themselves.

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. ~Alice Walker.

Operating-room errors hold a special terror for patients, if only because they seem like the most avoidable kind of complications.

Bush's approach also presumed that research was costly, if only because computing machines back then were expensive and huge.

Investors probably have no option but to ride the wave, if only because the outlook for developed markets looks so flat.

Serreze expects the ice will bounce back somewhat next year, if only because he cannot imagine it shrinking any more so swiftly.

Clearly we are more than economic beings, if only because we are more than merely material beings.

Interest in modeling XML applications with UML is growing, if only because UML models can be shared with Java, C , and other languages.

People often shy away from a moral view of the world, if only because moral certitude reeks of intolerance and bigotry.

But the downturn is still hard to pin on them, if only because they were contributing so little already.

This does not imperil his plans to return as president next March, if only because the authorities control who can stand against him.

If this happens, the first evidence may emerge at the end of 2010, if only because some disasters will become impossible to ignore.

This non-technical approach to reusability is obviously limited in scope, if only because of the high turnover in the software profession.

That was right, if only because Germany pays much of the EU's bills.

But the rest of us probably need to muzzle it online, if only because of the megaphone effect of internet communications.

They will probably fail, if only because of the huge number of visitors and the determination of some to make a statement.

Spending cuts work better than tax rises when cutting deficits, if only because they tend to stick.

Mr zu Guttenberg's resignation could help the CDU's rivals, if only because he will not campaign.

We all believe, if only because we must, that love can be found.

Those seemingly arcane controversies seem worth revisiting, if only because they involved Ben Bernanke, the current Fed chairman.

This is a pipe-dream, if only because NATO's membership includes such non-EU countries as Canada, Norway and Turkey.

Usually the labor force grows even during a recession, if only because the nation's population keeps growing.

However, daily decisions for most adults are quite low in creative productivity, if only because they've switched off their sharing paths.

A haven carries risks, if only because the opposition is so fractious.

But the volume of trade is nonetheless likely to keep rising, if only because the world economy is expanding.

Every presidential couple is under pressure, if only because the job of being president is so demanding.

Many emigrants go abroad vowing to return one day, if only because it makes the wrench of leaving easier.

In the short term growth will surely slow, if only because of government spending cuts.

The primary target for civil suits will be Citigroup, if only because it has the most money.

He'll get no argument from me, if only because the scientific evidence is on his side.

Yet there are also longer-term challenges, worth stressing if only because they have been so ignored on the campaign.

If only because China Mengniu Dairy alone big, so I am afraid it is difficult to survive.

But the people to whom memories are dear (if only because of things heard from grandparents) can now cultivate and share them more easily.

If only because they make you feel better, more together . taller.

Before discussing how wrong this is, let us rehearse the arguments in favour of swift action, if only because they are so widely held.

They do if only because they eventually will be priced right.

A ceasefire would also suit the rebels if only because they are losing.

To some extent, this is already happening, if only because there are not enough Western soldiers.

I hope they build them and people actually use them. . . if only because it will make the plane Ill be traveling on less crowded.

At the time, my experience of Hong Kong at war was impossible to put into words if only because of the immediacy and the intensity.

I favor the former, if only because I want to sleep at night.