Most business presentations are dreadful boring, platitudinous, and delivered with a compelling lack of enthusiasm.

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These are concepts of great practical significance, even if they sound abstract and platitudinous, because they underlie one's sense of right and moral self-confidence.

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And, strangely, such platitudinous advice is not altogether unrealistic.

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"Republicans need to prove to voters that they know how to govern and not just give platitudinous speeches, and Christie has shown he can do that, " said Matt Strawn, a former Iowa state GOP chairman.

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There are no plans for pollution-charging to cover private cars (only platitudinous incentives for electric cars), which, though individually cleaner than buses and lorries, are more plentiful and produce roughly similar amounts of muck in total.

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