Word: selfless
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...yammering classes keep comparing this situation to 1960, and keep citing Richard Nixon's supposedly selfless decision not to challenge John Kennedy's almost invisible and highly dubious margin of victory in Cook County, Illinois. Selfless maybe. Some said it was the prospect of counter-challenges to Republican votes in downstate Illinois that deterred Nixon - along with knowledge that if he challenged the result, it would both tear the nation apart and forever end his political career...
...Whether he is publishing works of his colleagues or championing new works on the podium, Schuller is universally recognized as a selfless and tireless advocate of deserving music. Professor Rands is glowing in his praise: "[He is] completely without affectation, a man of his word; an indefatigable worker on behalf of music and musicians and a thorough professional from head to toe...He has dedicated his life to music and as such is an exemplary mentor and inspiration." Tom Haunton, principal french hornist with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and a former student of Schuller's at NEC, says...
...selfless husband was home with the kids, but he and I will soon rendezvous with 19,998 of Bruce's faithful at Madison Square Garden. Among them, no doubt, will be some of the lovebirds we've encountered at backstreets.com the husbands who've scored tickets to surprise their wives; the Colorado couple who planned their honeymoon around the New York concert dates. Christopher Phillips, the site's overseer, says one woman asked him to ask the Boss to propose to her boyfriend for her at an upcoming show. (Phillips couldn't oblige, but, Bruce, if you're reading this...
...divided our time between picking out which dorm he'd live in his freshman year at Stanford and determining which wind instrument he should play. At our first session, we spent most of the time telling our life stories and how they had led us to become paragons of selfless giving. Then we let him know just how cool we were. Eventually, I found myself saying things like, "I did some of the rap singing myself in seventh grade. I called myself the Rap King...
...labor plays a leading role in the Seattle movement, and its involvement may be as much enlightened self-interest as selfless solidarity of labor. They're making the trade deal with China to permit its entry in the WTO (currently on Capitol Hill) the focus of their Washington activities, protesting China's human rights record and its denial of trade union rights. It's precisely that harsh labor regime that keeps production costs in China down and makes it an attractive destination for U.S. manufacturers to outsource work...