| 41. | The third is that accent is a subtle thing at the best of times, and is constantly changing.
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| 42. | Transportation in Rome, reliably unreliable at the best of times, is not likely to grow efficient in 2000.
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| 43. | Getting into the motorhome, however, is hard at the best of times, as its flashy exterior attracts hundreds.
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| 44. | Still, change isn't supposed to be comfortable, and even at the best of times architecture is a conservative art.
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| 45. | Such riches and such connections would command respect in Lebanon at the best of times, let alone the worst.
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| 46. | At the best of times, synchronizing force and diplomacy is a delicate balancing act, one that requires careful planning.
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| 47. | It is a hard venue to come to at the best of times, but Hearts have been playing well,
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| 48. | Boutros-Ghali, not popular with the Americans at the best of times, has been blasted for publishing his adviser's conclusions.
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| 49. | "I don't like losing at the best of times but playing at home there was an added incentive ."
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| 50. | And references to the Tiananmen protests, difficult at the best of times, are this year out of the question.
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