Word: rewardingly
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...last episode of Seinfeld. After all, people always do what’s best for themselves, going their various ways without thinking twice about strangers, let alone going out of their way for one. I figured I’d thank Marty by giving him a reward. “Go out to a nice dinner with your family” I told him as I held out a generous sum. “No,” he said bluntly. “I figured you might do this. I won’t take anything...
...Bush and Putin were giving their joint press conference," said a Russian diplomat, "all their show of camaraderie notwithstanding." The diplomat cited the WTO talks with the U.S. that had fallen flat the very same morning as the primary source of this sudden tension. "Instead of a long-promised reward, Putin got a slap," he said...
...among Islamists: over timedecades or even centuries, if necessaryIsrael will crumble. Israelis will lose their fortitude under the pressure of attacks, give up and go back to Europe or Russia or, if their roots are in the Middle East, agree to live within an Islamic state. Regardless, the fighters' reward is not here on earth in this lifetime, but in heaven...
This is by design. From early on, the diplomacy of the Bush Administration has been guided by a straightforward logic: engagement is a reward, misbehavior ought not be rewarded; ergo, misbehaving parties are not to be engaged. The thinking is that isolation, ostracism and, if need be, sanctions are more likely to get troublesome actors to change their ways. And so the list of diplomatic outcasts only grows. Today the U.S. does not talk to Iran, Syria, Hamas, the elected Palestinian government or Hizballah. And as the violence in the region clearly shows, that has hardly been cause for moderation...
...free at home), and my contribution shoots up to $7,200. Multiply that by the 4,500 interns on Capitol Hill, and you’ve got a net intern contribution worth $32 million.Thirty-two million dollars is a heck of a summer contribution, and we interns are rewarded for it with the opportunity to meet and question a number of elected officials. But considering the net cash value of our donations, it is surprising that we don’t get more. Politicians spend a substantial amount of their time wooing donors; it’s often said that...