The word is also used in contexts that are subjective such as when a composer strives for artistic integrity or a philosopher considers what it means to be a person of integrity.
Thus the industry has for decades relied on a dense mud system to keep the hydrocarbons in the reservoir and everything that is done to maintain wellbore integrity is tested, and where a wellbore integrity test fails, remedial action is taken.
Leading up to a presentation about Return on Integrity that I was asked to do by Imagine Canada for its 2011 Canadian Business and Community Partnership Forum, here is a closer look at integrity, what it means for business and why partnerships with non-profit organizations are a good indicator of return on integrity.
But there is no doubt that if elected, he will bring a new integrity and commitment to the office and a welcome vision for Jerusalem that is both attractive and eminently achievable.
As part of its settlement HCA signed a Corporate Integrity Agreement in 2000 that will keep it under a federal microscope until 2009.
Resolute and fiercely proud, but also weathered and visibly weary, Jones has a craggy integrity that bears the brunt of this story's distress full on, like a body blow.
She was a musician, a woman who, I think, had a courage and an integrity and a determination.
He is the epitome of a military leader and officer, a man of supreme integrity, a great partner, and a good friend.
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As a young man on the Street in the early 60s he also faced a conflict between integrity and ambition, a conflict not unlike that which Smith faced.
Ms. Choure, who has been in the disinvestment department since last summer, said that a draft integrity pact for investment banks is now awaiting regulatory approvals, including one from the Central Vigilance Commission.
He described him as a man of "integrity with a deep understanding of policing in all aspects" and said he was "extremely saddened" at the loss of an "extremely able and committed officer" whom he believed would have lead Jersey Police to become a "more effective police force".
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"Here you have one of the strongest brands in sports putting itself in a position where the integrity of a game has been called into question, " David Carter, executive director of the sports business institute at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, said of the resulting furor among football followers Tuesday.
Building a reputation of integrity takes years, but it takes only a second to lose, so never allow yourself to ever do anything that would damage your integrity.
"We do not want a team whose integrity is being challenged, a team whose honesty is being questioned, whose commitment is being challenged by people, " Ayako said.
I'm not saying unemployment relates to a lack of integrity, but it does make a referee more susceptible to the temptations that may come his way.
Mr Koh has a reputation for integrity because of his refusal to sanction a corrupt land deal some years ago that also involved the Hanbo group.
One comes away from Mr. Rosengren's biography with a firm notion of Hank Greenberg as a decent human being, a man of integrity and honor, what Jews call a mensch.
"They could have treated her with a lot more integrity and dignity, " says Louise Daniels, 40, a florist in Johannesburg.
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There was a plan to test its players for Human Growth Hormone ( HGH ), a breakthrough in insuring integrity and competitive balance in a way that other leagues could emulate.
Systems and complexity theorists would then have to consider how big a destabilizing effect could be had by a small percentage of radical nonbelievers in the integrity of a Coin-based political economy.
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And, like all employees who have sold a large chunk of his integrity in return for a quiet life, he'll expect something back for it.
For instance, performance metrics can put a higher priority on the human characteristics that contribute to integrity at a personal level.
Clearly, EnnisKnupp has long been considered a beacon of integrity in the pension world.
And this morning a central part of that reputation, a reputation for integrity, is under attack.
Contrast that with the person who cannot be trusted as a person of integrity.
Correspondents say Mr Nazif, whose family name means "clean" in Arabic, has a reputation for integrity and efficiency.
He says that seeking justice for his daughter is a matter of integrity.
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Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.
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If you want to build a reputation as a person of integrity then surround yourself with people of integrity.
"Mr. Bennett was a man of integrity, intelligence, courage, perseverance and he was an East End bookmaker, " the actor says.
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