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...Chemistry Guide: "A date is very similar to a job interview. You have to sell yourself ... focus on your strengths." The Foreign Media Guide: "During the interview ... actively uphold the dignity of the state, observe regulations regarding foreign affairs ... and strictly reserve secrets of the party and the state...
...real band, the members each assume the right to contribute a part to the song and to some extent make their playing interesting in its own right, even as they uphold a group rhythm and harmony. There is an audible ongoing struggle between competition and collusion. "Title TK" represents an effort on the part of the Deal sisters to make something that captures the spirit of their long lost band, with a hired drummer and bassist taking orders. It's half a band and two employees impersonating a dead band. The songs are smart and pretty and delivered with feeling...
...certainly would want to think that they would [uphold the policies],” he said. “It would certainly be a close decision...
...described himself as “cautiously optimistic” that the court would uphold the latest ruling but said he remains concerned by “the other decisions concerning race that have been coming out of the court...
Most advisers favor disincentives too, like trusts that hold back money in the case of ongoing gambling or substance abuse. But often incentive trusts go wrong in tying distributions to marrying or raising children within a faith. The courts won't uphold such conditions. It's also a bad idea to give one heir leverage over others by choosing one to be trustee. Likewise, rewarding an underachieving heir with a larger inheritance may leave the slighted heirs resenting you after you're gone. If that's what you want, just leave...