The implication is that the drive for profits must be tempered by social concerns like the well-being of workers, communities, and nations.

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As such, the desire to maximize profits must be tempered by the needs of other prevailing interests, namely the well-being of vendors, suppliers and employees.

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Levine could have made the comedy darker and crazier, but the even-tempered, modulated style works well.

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The kinesthetic quality of the F12 is therefore that of a supremely civilized, well-tempered GT: easy to drive, supple, frictionless, balanced, undertaxed, impeccable, imperturbable.

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