He is generally considered low-keyed and cool, a number cruncher but also a committed, unflagging philosophical liberal.

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Even Calcutta, a city known for its unflagging loyalty to local star and former Indian captain, Saurav Ganguly, appeared to have forgotten him at the weekend game - there were posters of Khan in the stands, and the star's local fan club walked in carrying huge cut outs of their icon.

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He was a gentleman of the first order, inspiring in his subordinates unflagging loyalty and deep affection and in his adversaries - foreign and domestic - genuine, if often grudging, respect.

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He was known for his unflagging support of the state's national laboratories and military installations, and he became a power broker for his work on the federal budget and energy policy.

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The award acknowledges the past contributions of its recipients while serving as a reminder that the goals for which they have worked so valiantly require the continuing unflagging efforts of those who follow in their footsteps.

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Cooperation at home, at work, at church, in the neighborhood, is best elicited by signals of unflagging commitment, and this can involve elaborate rituals displaying our willingness to do our share, to take a hit for the team, to fold the welfare of others into our own conception of our good.

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Nick Nolte stars as Matt Hobbs, a not-in-demand actor who hangs around Los Angeles looking for work and tends to the unflagging demands of his young daughter (Whittni Wright), whose own road to stardom is less bumpy.

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