But I think the biggest single thing I have learned is that you can't please all the people all the time but in the end it's less important to be liked than to do the job to the best of your ability according to the judgements that you make and then the country will make its own judgement on it.
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''In the meantime, I will as usual be concentrating on fulfilling my obligations to the best of my ability in the best interest of the Ireland team.
According to the words prescribed by the US Constitution, Mr Obama swore he would "faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States".
"I intend to work as hard as I can and to represent the people of New York to the best of my ability, to work hard to serve my constituents, to work with my colleagues wherever and whenever I can on behalf of our country -- so I am absolutely hoping to build relationships and create consensus with every senator, " she added.
It reflects Rick's refusal to let the ambiguity of his choices get in the way of his waging war to the best of his ability.
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All that I was ever told to was to tell the truth to the best of my ability.
And the doctors also, I'd like to know, how - given the circumstances, how they can continue to treat everyone to the best of their ability?
"The staff work phenomenally hard to deliver services to the best of their ability, " said Judith Brown from the Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
It is essential you have somebody with integrity who to the best of his ability would allow public interest to override personal or party interests.
Sometimes there is a "Clash of the Titans, " struggle -- two players at the top of their games slugging it out to the best of their ability -- or a previous rivalry, be it through country allegiances or past matches between the players.
Certainly there are times when the damage is done and recompense cannot be made, but good employees do their very best to repair whatever damage has been done to the best of their ability.
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When they spend a lot of money, it makes me very comfortable that they are going to really take this very seriously, and listen to what we have to say, and try to use the technology and the team that we have to the best of their ability.
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Secondly, I'm just going to say that I'm happy -- I know there will be many questions and I'm happy to try to the best of my ability and the knowledge that we have right now to answer those questions, understanding that this is an investigation right now being conducted by the Department of Defense and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
For now, enjoy the hands-on photos and feel free to ask questions in the comments -- we're listening and will answer to the best of our ability.
"We only hope the intervention of this transfer arrangement has not unsettled our player and that Clayton will still perform to the best of his ability, " he added.
He said he would continue to serve Wrexham to the best of his ability.
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Stringer said the injuries would prevent her team from competing to the best of their ability in any postseason appearance.
To the best of our ability, to make sure that we act in a way that something like this never happens again.
Anthony has a disability and we want him to be accommodated so that he can play football to the best of his ability.
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Curtis cooperated to the best of his ability, but when he suggested he might need a lawyer, an agent discouraged that, McCoy wrote.
At the same time, collection agencies are counselors to financially-strapped consumers, assisting them with fulfilling their financial obligations to the best of their ability.
As you know, we work diligently to verify to the best of our ability the representations of consignors on every vehicle we offer for sale.
Team Scotland is very professionally run, which is a great thing for the athletes as they can concentrate solely on performing to the best of their ability.
But once a policy decision is made, soldiers are obligated to carry it out to the best of their ability, whether their advice is heeded or not.
Art dealers and auction houses such as Sotheby's say they routinely check the ownership history to the best of their ability and never knowingly sell stolen work.
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"It'll be a big challenge but we don't feel like we performed to the best of our ability last week, " said Wales' Dafydd Hewitt on the rematch with Fiji.
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Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, welcomed the new test, but said it was also important to keep supporting nurses, through training and resources, so they could keep doing their jobs to the best of their ability.
His adventure represents everything we love about the discovery of travel and its ability to remind us of the best in people.
She accepted the class and gender relations of the times and merely brokered them to best of her considerable ability for her individual success.
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