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The power to reject rates as excessive, without any actuarial backing, introduces “political whim” to the process, he said in an interview.

It’s an approach to sustainable change that doesn’t depend on the whims or ego of any individual donor.

Anything can happen at the waterfront Phillip Island circuit, where riders are at the whim of often unpredictable weather, and sometimes wildlife, on a demanding track.

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We can’t sacrifice what has made us who we are to satisfy the whims of the government.

Many of these proposals have divided public opinion, and to ensure that changes are not just made on a whim there is an extensive legal process that needs to be completed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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