Word: give
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...publicly is unlikely to be a shrewd business move. Competitors exploit that. But an alternative is quietly saying no and making sure to let your competitors know you are saying no so they can pile onto the policy of fiscal discipline. There are lots of other things you can give talent besides money. For years Goldman Sachs convinced people that their highest value was their connection to Goldman Sachs. And people hardly ever left the firm...
...Marie and Liz have been doing really well, so we wanted to give them a shot at A division,” Jumper said. “They held their own and performed well, especially with the crazy range of conditions...
...didn't ask for it. I thought it was really more of a statement about the political correctness of the committee than it was about Barack Obama. Along with many other people, I had some fun with it, talking about that we're now going to give out the Nobel Peace Prize not for what someone has done but for what we hope they do. If this is the case, since I'm a musician, I'd like to go ahead and get a Grammy. I haven't been on Broadway, but I did see Jersey Boys a couple...
...city's jaded voters have had their share of politicians who are more style than substance, and Pugh's talk of bringing change to the city is sometimes vague and simplistic. He has suggested putting teams of volunteers on Detroit's streets to give residents various facts about the city. He has floated the idea of bolstering neighborhood-watch clubs to reduce crime. He has pledged to create a website to improve citizens' engagement with elected officials. "You walk through neighborhoods and people say, 'I've never seen the people I elect around here,' " Pugh observes...
...rights, small-government Republicans. "I've never seen an issue where every Democrat really wants us to succeed, from the most conservative to the most liberal. It is universal that failure is not an option," Schumer said on Oct. 29. "And so there's going to be willingness to give - by the left, by the center, by the right. And we will come up with a bill that we all can support. We must." (See more about health care...