It can be a generosity of time or spirit, a simple and random act of kindness.
He also highlighted Achebe's "extraordinary generosity of time and spirit" during more than 20 years as a member of the Bard College community, adding that he will be deeply missed.
And what I saw time and time again was strength of spirit of resilience, and you have to honor that.
"We had a difficult time with their strength of spirit - Guus Hiddink has done well, " he added of South Korea's Dutch coach.
They argue that people who voted for Mr Obama last time in a spirit of hope are looking for permission not to do so again.
But now, Calderon said, it's time to retake the spirit of Mr. Bush's words.
It is time to liberate the spirit of enterprise in the most distressed areas of our country.
"It's time to recapture the spirit of innovation that has always fueled America's economic success, " he said.
Bell sees this apocalyptic and unreal rhetoric as one of the continuing and ever-present enemies of the human spirit, a bad legacy of a bad time.
Most music fans tend to seek out music that matches the season around this time of year, a song or album that captures the idealized spirit of summer.
Not that discrimination didn't any longer exist - or doesn't now - but the gradual acceptance that it was contrary to the spirit of a new time.
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And this is not the first time What A Wonderful World's generosity of spirit has been juxtaposed with less-than-cheerful imagery.
Nothing is more affirming of the entrepreneurial spirit that spending time with a child and seeing the wonder and curiosity with which they approach the world.
The bar's policy is no more than three pours of absinthe in an evening, but the amount of time it takes to prepare and drink the spirit, along with its high alcohol content, means the limit is rarely an issue.
Both products abandoned the "do everything poorly" philosophy that permeated the low-end flash camcorder space and were recently upgraded to enable more recording time, and have best captured the new spirit of short, good quality video clips that are now dominating the Web.
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I'm also convinced that at a time when a vicious spirit in the body politic of this country that attempts to undermine America's freedoms -- our civil rights, and civil liberties -- we must leave this city and go forth and organize this nation for victory for our party and John Kerry and John Edwards in November.
It is now time to restore the concept of 'us' in its former spirit and practice.
The spirit of liberty can be suppressed for a time.
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But now, in early December, there's a transformation occurring, as men and women in various shades of camouflage paper the space with Christmas spirit in record time.
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Some entrepreneurial spirit, taking advantage of the three-hour time difference between the East and West Coasts, had moved quickly enough to create a newspaper early the same day.
Cocktails created during this time had a general theme of trying to mask the flavor of the spirit, seeing as that what was available was not of great quality.
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The delay meant they were unable to cross the finish line in time, but were rewarded with medals by organisers for encompassing the spirit of the event.
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Nowadays this force is answerable to state governors, but its spirit continues to be shaped by its time as a branch of the army during Brazil's 1964-85 military dictatorship.
Heaney's triumph comes four years after he scooped the same prize for The Spirit Level, and marks the fourth successive time the Book of the Year title has been awarded to poetry.
Mr. Trevorrow says his "Safety Not Guaranteed, " about a man who places an ad seeking a time-traveling partner, is perfect for the summer because it has "the spirit of a blockbuster" without the big budget and wild special effects.
In time these may also come to have a large impact on both the structure and the spirit of the university.
And while the opera's ending is, of course, never in doubt, I still find myself thinking that maybe this time Cavaradossi and Tosca will escape the clutches of Scarpia's henchmen, so vital is the spirit that Ms. Callas and Mr. di Stefano bring to their roles.
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At the time of his death, Mr Bebbington's family described him as a "kind and generous free spirit" who enjoyed roaming the countryside writing poetry and music.
And while there is a greater part of the city that still is suffering horribly, the historic and tourism core of the city is thriving, and in many ways enjoying the spirit like no other time in history.
At a time when the world is descending into recession, when fabulous new technologies are emerging and when the spirit of capitalism is under renewed assault, we are going to miss not only a warm friend but an individual whose sense of discovery and sound judgment is sorely needed.
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