Sure, they may brag about their achievements that make Nancy Pelosi so proud.
Then a friendly Tory question about her achievements in office led to a surreal discussion on recycled furniture and gaffer tape.
We celebrate their humanity and read about their achievements in fine print.
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You should avoid boasting about past achievements or hyping up a product.
But for those Foster has helped, there's nothing simple about his achievements.
This is also shrewd: the poor do not care about his achievements as a diplomat and globaliser, which scarcely impinge on their lives.
The Yorkshire star was modest about his achievements as captain.
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He shares data about his fitness achievements with a team of about 40 people, mostly from other countries, whom he met online but never in person.
Who cares about competition or achievements when you can just relax?
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But, what about the everyday achievements of women in tech?
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He said the architects of the agreement, and those who "displayed remarkable political courage in pushing it forward", deserved thanks and should "not be shy" about trumpeting its achievements.
The President will speak about the enormous sacrifices and achievements of the brave Americans who served in the Iraq war, and he will speak about the extraordinary milestone of bringing the war in Iraq to an end.
But Australians no longer seemed to be listening to his boasts about this and other achievements.
When I talked about Sloane's achievements I used to characterise them as exclusively those of a talented physician and naturalist.
"We will be gathering and making public key information about the work and achievements of the clusters and the programme as a whole, " he said.
The most recent one was about how The North Face (outdoor equipment company) has sponsored athletes who are posting about their trips or achievements or journeys via Instagram.
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For those in the world of finance or in tech start-ups it doesn't do to be too circumspect about one's personal achievements.
But amid all the rhetoric today about the coalition's achievements, I thought readers might find it useful to have a few key statistics.
The number of great achievements to bring about fame have not increased -- what have increased are the "look at me" spectacles that have no other goal than to draw attention, he said.
The other lesson for mature workers, who may not have interviewed for a job for a long time: They should sell themselves in interviews by talking specifically about accomplishments and quantifying their achievements with numbers.
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Recent studies by Catalyst show that we are getting better about letting others know of our achievements and asking for promotions.
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The fact that both those triumphs were part of domestic league doubles leaves no room for doubt about the scale of Richards' achievements.
She brought to mind all the steps she took to accomplish that success (outlining her key achievements, doing research about what others at her level are earning, assessing the obstacles to her getting more money, becoming clearer about the value she brought to the table, etc.).
Yet it is precisely such achievements that produce the most scepticism about counter-narcotics.
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For the talk of failing leadership is not really about the president's lack of policy achievements in his capacity as the head of America's government.
Today we talked about how to keep on filling out these achievements and how to develop our relations in, well, quite sensitive issues including anti-missile defense.
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Schedule monthly updates with your supervisor to keep her apprised of your achievements so there is no question about whether the work you performed can justify above-average pay increases.
Now, this forum is about celebrating that heritage, because too often the achievements of Latinos go unrecognized.
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