Word: selfless
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...Winning Arab hearts and minds, however, is not a lost cause. If the Bush administration exhibits a huge, selfless effort to put Iraqis on their feet again after the war, that will help. Views of the U.S. will improve further if the Bush administration really does promote democracy and withdraws from Iraq quickly. Equally important would be a robust effort to achieve a fair settlement of the 55-year-old Arab-Israeli conflict and play midwife to a sovereign Palestinian state...
...that dimension will only become more important in the months ahead. Winning the war in Iraq requires Bush's tenacity and will. Winning the peace will demand Blair's insistence on democratic governance, liberal order and further outreach to the Arab world. Blair's motives are not entirely selfless, of course. His stance means that not only does his relatively small country carry disproportionate leverage in the war on terror, but also his influence in Washington translates into real clout in Europe. The European anti-Saddam coalition--Britain, Spain, Italy and the Eastern bloc--could emerge as the dominant force...
...infamous love of Mother Nature by offering lessons on dorm-room horticultural techniques to Cambridge schoolchildren. Or, they could work to advance the cause of literacy by reading lines with Natalie (you know, Portman [rolls eyes dismissively]) before her next screen test. And, if the Spee is feeling especially selfless, it could inaugurate a new appliance fund for the Porcellian because it certainly appears (at least from the pictures, anyway) as if the Porc’s early model Frigidaire is a Freon disaster waiting to happen...
...think it can be a burden,” Stone said of Botterill’s record. “She’s an incredibly selfless player, but when everyone else around you is reminding you of those things, it takes the focus off of team, and she’s all about team...
Current Gurney Professor of English Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature James Engell remembered Buckley—who retired in 1987—as extremely selfless and giving...