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(so long as the number and extent of conflicts are limited) automatic
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conflict resolution may be used to good effect to correct problems
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without undue amounts of programmer intervention.</P
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clear the check boxes against the resolutions for each proposed
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resolution. By default all resolutions are selected; you can return
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