She compassionately broke the bad news that the genetic tests did not come out well.

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This goes with the skill of thinking rationally and compassionately about even the most emotional issues.

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These are the consequences of poorly thought-out gesture politics, however well-intentioned or compassionately motivated.

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That means physicians should honestly and compassionately discuss what is happening with a patient and her family.

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Mayor Guiliani is acting appropiately by jailing criminals and he is acting compassionately by finding treatmentfor the mentally ill.

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It should undermine the cocky assurance of anyone who claims that current cost-benefit analyses set prices rationally or compassionately.

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We mostly see Mandela at work, exerting power gracefully and compassionately, and there are no intimate revelations and no ambiguities or ironies.

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The tide turned so dramatically only in 1994, says Mr. Bratton, because finally the police enforced the law "fairly, compassionately and consistently" across all neighborhoods.

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The maid and the cook listened to him compassionately.

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If, as you argued, Mr Bush ignored his promise to govern compassionately four years ago, why should he be trusted now to recast the Republican Party in a new, more Economist-like, light?

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Acknowledge it directly and compassionately.

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