Whether it's buying locally, protecting the environment or launching community projects, the new "benefit corporations" have a common mission - to do well by doing good.
Oh, and we mean that not just figuratively, but literally as well -- they could actually be caused to burst into flames by some ne'er-do-well half-way around the globe.
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Whatever schoolboy lore says about Abe Lincoln 's log cabin or Lyndon Johnson 's "Aw shucks" Texas upraising, many, if not most, U.S. presidents were born well-to-do, and nearly all were quite well off by the time they sought the nation's highest office.
These three bipartisan bills present a win-win on the jobs front -- an opportunity to do well by doing good.
Some Chinese companies will do so by purchasing well-known Western firms, while others will use the celebrity of established figures to build their brand organically.
And while smoking is hardly the only reason--low income nations have many variables affecting life expectancy--the habit has always been picked up most heavily by the less well-to-do, exacerbating the health and earning problems even more.
Worse yet, by their petty parsimony, they risk squandering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to do very well strategically by doing good.
Many want to live as Europeans do, by which they mean well-off and corruption-free, but are less interested in international links.
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He can't place them and recommends that they run ads in local newspapers likely to be read by well-to-do home owners, or in trade publications like the Caretaker Gazette.
So he decided to compete with the European manufacturers--as well as U.S. companies that might move into the space--by creating a higher-end product that would appeal to well-to-do parents.
Now, public universities know well, and Governor Perdue knows well -- states also have to do their part by making higher education a higher priority in their budgets. (Applause.) I know that Bev is fighting hard to make tuition affordable for North Carolina families.
We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well - while a growing number of Americans barely get by - or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.
By seeing which self-published books do well and then moving to acquire them, publishers can make investments on proven content rather than take risks on unproven content.
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The irony is that many of these Senators hail from relatively well-to-do states that would be hardest hit by the tax increase on investment income and upper-middle-income earners.
Crops don't do especially well, and foraging in the jungle is a day-by-day gamble.
What's more, those who do have access to the Internet are, by and large, well-off.
It is their fiduciary duty to do so - and News Corporation, run by Rupert Murdoch, will be well aware of that.
As might be expected, Sacramento's expansion is driven by the housing demands of the well-to-do.
Do you attack each with creativity and zeal, or continuously follow well-worn paths created by hordes before you?
"If you think by closing loopholes and deductions for the well-to-do somehow you will not end up picking up the tab, then Governor Romney's plan may work for you, " he said.
And we all know that self-publishing is growing by leaps and bounds, but just how well do you think those scrappy upstart authors are doing against the big publishers in sales?
Even when not forced to do so by the FDA, pharmaceutical companies often find it advantageous to run well-designed, expensive and lengthy clinical trials to show efficacy.
Their problems are complicated by the unwanted arrival of Hannah's ne'er-do-well sister, Susan, who unexpectedly drops in from California with luggage and vague plans to stay with them indefinitely.
Family break-up (mentioned by 76%), teacher and school pressure to do well (mentioned by 55%), body image and pressure to look good (mentioned by 55%) and lack of parental support (mentioned by 54%) were cited as the major factors contributing to pupil stress.
Economic hardship may partly be driving Japan's poor mix of spending as well, by prompting firms to channel what few investments they do make into short-term solutions.
Men still tip their hats, in a well-honed system with "do-as-you-would-be-done-by" at its core.
Investors might do well to hunt for banks that are using Fed-governed capital returns to grow their bottom line by shrinking overall shares.
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Thrown in to the real world it would do less well with context-laden questions you might ask, far from home, about your flight delayed by storms.
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His only transgression had been to break a campaign rule by saying that he wanted the left-of-centre Uri party to do well in April's legislative elections.
"We do our part on our Pepper Pals menu to meet these requirements (for a well-balanced meal) by offering choices, including grilled chicken, salad with low-fat ranch dressing, fresh pineapples, steamed broccoli and celery sticks, " the company said in a statement.
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