There he stands, at a little distance, jingling coins in his pocket, waiting for someone to need him: a satisfied man, with the sort of good humor and obliging manner I associate with an old-fashioned servant.

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They expected, as the President said, that the message they sent on November 6th was that they wanted their leaders to work together, to compromise, to think about the greater good and to do big things in a manner that's balanced, that protects the middle class and helps the economy grow.

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This means that year-to-year variations can move faster than the general markets in both a good and bad manner.

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Around the turn of the century the Germans, in that rather Germanic manner, had a good hard look at what was causing high unemployment.

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But the devil is more likely to be found in the execution details, and good strategic choices executed in a clumsy manner are not a recipe for success.

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The tough manner that served Bronfman so well as an executive came to good use when it was time to jawbone Swiss bankers.

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The manner of the victory will certainly send the Republic into the qualifiers in good heart and they realistically need four points next month to maintain their Group D challenge.

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We are also seeing Mr. Obama reverse himself on the domestic front, but this time in a manner that will do more harm than good.

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But while the bottom line is that Ireland lost to France, the manner of their fightback when they looked out of it will stand them in good stead.

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Pete Laney, a good old boy from the Panhandle, gave a wonderful introduction emphasizing that George had worked in a bipartisan manner to get things done for Texas.

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