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... future , even when we realize that we cannot possibly tell what the future will be . Many people seem to think that this is obviously impossible . In fact , one of the conventional responses to any talk of planning for the future is to ...
... future , even when we realize that we cannot possibly tell what the future will be . Many people seem to think that this is obviously impossible . In fact , one of the conventional responses to any talk of planning for the future is to ...
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... future . So , possible future states of transport , in a European city by 1990 , may be almost entirely dependent on private cars and highways ; may be mainly dependent on new public transport systems ; or it may be some mixture of the ...
... future . So , possible future states of transport , in a European city by 1990 , may be almost entirely dependent on private cars and highways ; may be mainly dependent on new public transport systems ; or it may be some mixture of the ...
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... future situation may evolve step by step . The purpose is not to predict the future but to generate plausible future situations . So far it has primarily been applied to the exploration of potential military or diplomatic crises ...
... future situation may evolve step by step . The purpose is not to predict the future but to generate plausible future situations . So far it has primarily been applied to the exploration of potential military or diplomatic crises ...
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