Or can something be done to restrain companies, or at least to get them to exercise self-restraint?
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National self-restraint may apply in England - there is no such code of conduct in the internet.
Spurning their parents' self-restraint, the baby-boomers rebelled against every form of authority and sampled every form of fun.
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The self-restraint of most Americans, even under the extreme provocation of the past week, has surprised even America itself.
It has servants who are unflinchingly stoical and masters whose self-restraint deserts them.
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We call upon Israel to apply maximum self-restraint in the crucial months ahead.
The whole idea of the fiscal cliff was a lash-ourselves-to-the-mast attempt at self-restraint.
But it is hard to visit the centre without feeling like Charlie Bucket (or, if you lack self-restraint, Augustus Gloop).
What's odd about such self-restraint is that I was terrible at holding back my childish desires in almost every other way.
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The Japanese tendency towards self-restraint, or jishuku, is back in force.
Adam Smith, who is considered the father of capitalism, viewed it as both competitive and cooperative, a societal system based on self-interest, self-restraint, morality and justice.
So should freedom of expression (or freedom to be satirical) be subject to self-restraint when it might otherwise be misinterpreted and in the process put lives at risk?
To work with inner negativity requires self-awareness, discipline and self-restraint.
He had gone to a very good college back East, and when he talked fervently about his political beliefs Vivian admired his seriousness and his self-restraint, and the prominent tendons of his forearms.
So recently, when my husband and I took the kids to an ice cream shop, I ordered one puritanical kiddie scoop of ice cream and only ate half, to teach them about self-restraint.
McGuffey's Readers, the books on which generations of American children were raised, have plenty of stories treating initiative, hard work and entrepreneurialism as virtues, but just as many stories praising the virtues of self-restraint, personal integrity and concern for those who depend on you.
Jobs did this, with varying degrees of self-restraint in his involvement, with the Lisa, Macintosh and iPod projects, at least, and in each case not only changed the technical worlds of which they were a part, but also launched the careers of the next generation of innovation leaders in the industry.
The ready lesson to be taken from the Great Moderation is that the single greatest era of good, stable growth in the modern era occurred in an environment where the governmental sector was if not in retreat, then in a posture of self-criticism and restraint.
There is nothing wrong with self-confidence - when it is coupled with restraint, modesty and willingness to accept guidance from those with more experience even if you don't feel you need it.
The failure of banks to self-regulate on bonuses, or to exercise restraint, has now resulted in a bonus cap with a one-to-one salary-to-bonus ratio, which aims to put an end to the excessive risk culture which lead to taxpayer bail-outs and bank collapses.
They should stop pressuring resistant Republicans to act against their commitment to fiscal restraint and their self-interest.
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It is doubtful that Mr Berlusconi has the tact and restraint to play so self-effacing a role, which could be sorely required if bitter controversies emerge at the two biggest European summits where Mr Berlusconi will have to chair the meetings himself.
With the Beyeler Foundation, Mr Piano saw the need for restraint, for something in a gentler key, and deliberately avoided a self-expressive, ego-driven creation that would intrude upon the works of art.
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