Immigration can also subtly alter the overall attitude towards such matters in another way.

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Yet, despite the whispers of a few curmudgeons, the overall attitude was full of hope and inspiration.

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Her overall attitude is as inspiring as her play, said Jeannette Latimer of Decatur, Georgia, whose 11-year-old daughter, Kelsey, has been playing for five years.

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In general, your portfolio should have a wide spread of investments, in different risk categories, which when taken as a whole reflect your overall attitude to risk.

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But the overall attitude, the two said, was optimistic.

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His overall work-rate and attitude for it were terrific after what has been a difficult couple of weeks for him, missing a penalty at Tottenham and then the England debacle.

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Hiring someone with a good attitude can help accelerate company morale, growth, overall company culture.

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Despite the dour attitude towards discounting, 56 percent of wealthy Chinese say that discounting has increased their overall spending on luxury and 50 percent plan to spend more on discounted luxury items in the coming months.

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Because career success depends so heavily on happiness and attitude, you need to treat these factors differently, and not just as two more parts of an overall risk-mitigation model.

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