Yet big companies are often perceived to be doing whatever they do, not so much to make people happy or to do something worthwhile, but rather to make money for their shareholders.
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Once companies have clarified where their responsibilities lie, as discussed in my earlier post, the next step is to make credible commitments to do something about them and then publicly fulfill those pledges.
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America, you've been asking to do something positive in this war and here is an easy opportunity to do something to make the lonely holiday season bright for our men and women in Guantanamo.
In film after film, we have to wait without words for a character to make up his mind to do something, and even at a faster speed the wait can seem interminable.
I'm one of those people who believe that you do not have the right to make a - do something, make a bad decision.
So here's a chance to make amends, a chance to actually do something that will protect consumers by increasing oversight of energy markets.
Money was useful, but not entirely important: the sheer will needed to actually do something seemed to make it possible, whether it was expensive or not.
These stories are meant to inspire you to "do something" to make an impact in your world, your city and your neighborhood, but please always look closely at any charity before you decide to donate.
Pledgeit turns the traditional model around by enabling individuals to challenge their friends to do something by offering to make a donation in their honor.
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The smart money, though, is on new industry on making things, not just giving those who make things something to do with their vacation time.
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And that skill set of trying to figure out how do we make something work better applies to the federal government.
But to make consumers notice, it's important to do something different and innovative.
But sometime, after whatever contracts loosen or whoever decides to make the leap, I might be able to do something like subscribe to HBO on my Xbox without having to get a bulky cable subscription.
If the people in the Great Plains are going to be subsidised to do something, does it not make more sense to subsidise jobs in the construction and assembly of power plants and the generation of clean power rather than an unhelpful distortion in the world's agricultural markets?
However, what Microsoft aims to do is make something different and better for users.
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Make a plan for yourself to do something that truly refreshes you.
"I'll probably just get some water, maybe some canned goods, just to make sure I do have something in the house in case something does happen, " said another concerned shopper.
What it does do, however, is make it harder for Congress and the president to do something about the economy.
They achieved influence over policy and shaped public debate through their ability to make a compelling argument, something that Bush was unable to do before the initial vote on the financial bailout and again before the auto bailout vote.
And the question is, are we going to have the courage to take the steps to do something like that, to continue to make those investments?
Maybe there is an opportunity for government to do something, make funds that go out and make investments.
Shut out of the Apple and Microsoft universes, Google must do something to make its fledgling video store appealing to consumers.
"What we are trying to do is make it inclusive, something that is by the fans, for the fans, " Mrs Coleman said.
They require that we all engage, that we all find a way to be involved, to do something, to get off our keisters and make a difference.
Mr Anderson said the 18-year-old's "tragic death shook all those who knew and loved him" and we "wanted to do something to make sure his music lived on".
So, if you want to do something immediately to make your code simpler, it would be to stop thinking so immediately.
But you'd need to act very quickly, do something extremely clever with planning regulations, for that to make a contribution to this recovery, as opposed to the next one, or the one after that.
If it looks like you are not going to make much money, should you still go ahead if it something you really want to do?
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Having different interviewers ask the exact same questions is something companies do to make sure their job candidates are being honest.
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