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“Still in need of a ‘classical’-type composer,” Coppola approached the American maestro John Adams, “who was kind and receptive but not really interested in composing new music for me.”

Netanyahu’s decision to nominate a hardline settler leader for Israeli ambassador to Washington three days after Trump’s election also indicates that the prime minister believes the next administration will be receptive to right-wing arguments.

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“Eventually you become more receptive to the subtle changes around you. Your problems may feel smaller. It gives you perspective that there is this magical world outside of yourself.”

One economic proposal where both candidates overlap is ending taxes on tips - a concept that has found a receptive audience among Nevada's service workers, more than half of whom are Latino.

From BBC

A state bill setting up a licensing system for stonecutting shops was pulled back this July by its author, who said state regulators were not receptive to the idea.

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