The hope is that the prospect of having their houses burned down by an angry mob would make most representatives vote honourably.

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By and large, the police do a dangerous job honourably.

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Particularly in my culture, we need some positive role-models who are not selling drugs, who are not pimping women, who have honourably pursued some gifting or talent—and have become successful.

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But wait, Mr Day, the concept of Commonwealth is good—it's been our title for more than a century and, as with other dominions, our de facto head of state is honourably called the governor-general.

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The Labour Party is full of people who will say in private that Mr Mandelson has treated them less honourably, that in his relentless rise he has been all too willing to scythe away former friends and colleagues who become dispensable.

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