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  • It's a book that argues that, in order to understand the phenomenal success of the German economy over the past 50 years, we need to look beyond the cliche of robotic, machine-like 'efficiency' and understand why Germans are ultimately sentimental romantics, even when it comes to cars.

    No time for novels – should we ditch fiction in times of crisis? 2011

  • Furthermore, his machine-like efficiency, financial probity, and dynamic leadership of the government bureaucracy have made Gujarat a mecca for development, garnering more internal investment than any other state in India.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • Sure, he's enjoyed machine-like consistency through age 31, but it's irresponsible to project his career averages of 42 home runs and 126 RBIs for more than four more years.

    Scott M. Campbell: Princely Gluttony: The 10 Worst Contracts in Baseball Scott M. Campbell 2012

  • Grouping loosely affiliated people into a Network in Kenya II and diverse tribal elements in Kenya I does indeed seem to dilute the "organizational policy" requirement, potentially expanding the Court's jurisdiction over crimes against humanity and "machine-like apparatuses" to groups such as the mob, the Crips, and the London rioters.

    Seth Engel: Investigating Kenya: What's in a Name? Seth Engel 2012

  • Sure, he's enjoyed machine-like consistency through age 31, but it's irresponsible to project his career averages of 42 home runs and 126 RBIs for more than four more years.

    Scott M. Campbell: Princely Gluttony: The 10 Worst Contracts in Baseball Scott M. Campbell 2012

  • As with last May's Thor, Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans as the iconic superhero, unreels with machine-like efficiency from end-to-end.

    Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

  • Furthermore, his machine-like efficiency, financial probity, and dynamic leadership of the government bureaucracy have made Gujarat a mecca for development, garnering more internal investment than any other state in India.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • Furthermore, his machine-like efficiency, financial probity, and dynamic leadership of the government bureaucracy have made Gujarat a mecca for development, garnering more internal investment than any other state in India.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • As with last May's Thor, Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans as the iconic superhero, unreels with machine-like efficiency from end-to-end.

    Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

  • Grouping loosely affiliated people into a Network in Kenya II and diverse tribal elements in Kenya I does indeed seem to dilute the "organizational policy" requirement, potentially expanding the Court's jurisdiction over crimes against humanity and "machine-like apparatuses" to groups such as the mob, the Crips, and the London rioters.

    Seth Engel: Investigating Kenya: What's in a Name? Seth Engel 2012

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