He cares a great deal, and he has one of the most endearing and well-engineered startups in the nation.

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Among this smorgasbord of stories, one of the most endearing is a description of Ms Apt Russell's own experiment with self-starvation.

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For me one of the most endearing aspects of France, Italy, and most other European countries is that citizens shop at speciality stores for food.

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Whatever the case, one of the most endearing features of the enterprise is that Mr Gates gives the impression that a combination of his money, his brain-power and the brain-power of the people that his money can buy could actually solve some of the problems of global health.

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Remembering and honoring the past has always been one of sports' most endearing qualities.

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He'll give them access to some of the most fascinating, terrifying, troubled, funny, endearing people they'll ever encounter.

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And what the Obama campaign chooses to attack him on are some of his most endearing qualities for libertarians.

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