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( XXXI:                                  )
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( The optimum committee has no members.  )
( XXXII:                                 )
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( Hiring consultants to conduct studies  )
( can be an excellent means of           )
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( turning problems into gold -- your     )
( problems into their gold. XXXIII:      )
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( Fools rush in where incumbents fear to )
( tread. XXXIV:                          )
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( The process of competitively selecting )
( contractors to perform work            )
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( is based on a system of rewards and    )
( penalties, all distributed             )
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( randomly. XXXV:                        )
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( The weaker the data available upon     )
( which to base one's conclusion,        )
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( the greater the precision which should )
( be quoted in order to give             )
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( the data authenticity.                 )
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( -- Norman Augustine                    )
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