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... situation gets tight . Then sub - optimization tends to put us into the classical situation of ' robbing Peter to pay Paul ' . And that is , in many people's opinion , the sort of situation we face in most of mankind's affairs today ...
... situation gets tight . Then sub - optimization tends to put us into the classical situation of ' robbing Peter to pay Paul ' . And that is , in many people's opinion , the sort of situation we face in most of mankind's affairs today ...
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... situation until there has been more research . Or rather , the ' suck it and see ' point of view implies that what is needed is real experimental research , in which the situation is changed and the result of the change ascertained ...
... situation until there has been more research . Or rather , the ' suck it and see ' point of view implies that what is needed is real experimental research , in which the situation is changed and the result of the change ascertained ...
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... situation in which the consequences of any mistakes are not disastrous . As well as for the simulation of battles , gaming has been adopted to simulate a wide range of other situations for the purposes of training the participants , to ...
... situation in which the consequences of any mistakes are not disastrous . As well as for the simulation of battles , gaming has been adopted to simulate a wide range of other situations for the purposes of training the participants , to ...
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