But no matter how diligent diplomats are, the clocks are also ticking on the other lanes.
Consider the effort to characterize the defense as un-complaining and diligent in its task.
This means boards have to be more diligent in their oversight and management of risk.
The failure of self-regulation is apparent and investors are calling for diligent, unconflicted regulators.
It may be diligent, but it cannot be transparent, which is what people now want.
Ms Drew said that she believed her oversight of the department was "reasonable and diligent".
If we stay diligent, we hope to turn the corner to become profitable soon.
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If shareholders want to break this mould they need to be far more diligent.
Supporters say John Swinney is an intelligent, thoughtful, diligent and persuasive advocate for nationalism.
Megaupload, on the other hand, said it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.
Even the most diligent savers and frugal minds can find themselves faced with fees.
Second, Whitman seemed to be a diligent trader going about gathering information from varied sources.
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Francis Maude, though bright and diligent, lost his parliamentary nerve and never regained it.
Mr Kovalev, who had spent two years in the post, was a diligent Yeltsin loyalist.
Mr Morsi joined the secret society, gaining a reputation as a diligent and competent organiser.
This was not the head talking, the result of hard thought or diligent reading of consultation papers.
Beneath the hunter crawled diligent ants, burdened like respectable little people with heavy loads for their households.
But not every bunch is infected uniformly, so pickers have to be diligent in selecting the grapes.
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Remember to be patient and diligent as you digest the list and all the details it includes.
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Expect diligent investors to be able to tap into more information than their lazier or less well-trained peers.
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At their best, such thought processes reveal a wide-ranging, diligent mind, sensitive to nuance, complexity and fine distinctions.
This week, several banks raised interest rates for diligent savers taking advantage of so-called high-yield savings accounts.
The chorus is a diligent mass of followers until they turn on him, donning chain helmets, chanting "Vanitas!"
Let's say you pay your landlord on time every month, but your landlord has not been as diligent.
In the past, the firm has been diligent, even ruthless, in manipulating supply, but lackadaisical in promoting consumption.
The genius of the thing is that these stunning, multifaceted ceilings can then be installed by ordinarily diligent workmen.
Tulowitzki has been diligent about flexibility exercises so he can stay healthy and off the disabled list this season.
Councillor MJ Saunders said: "We have taken a diligent, cautious, sympathetic and thorough approach in coming to this decision".
Worksite inspections, ICE investigations, database reviews, and increased fees complicate the efforts of the most honest and diligent applicants.
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Manufacturers with complex supply chains are advised to start the diligence process early and to document all diligent efforts.
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