On a deeper level mental agility is the capacity to weigh conflicting options, to be able to make hard choices when both options are good, such as which business to buy or which employee to promote.

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Tony's thankful he's been spared a level of mental turmoil that many of them face - but he feels there's some unfinished business standing between his Falklands experience and a full recovery.

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"Her golf, her practice, her commitment, her mental strength just elevated the game to a new level, " said Alexandra Armas, Executive Director of the LET.

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Third Rail Projects recently moved its wildly imaginative multimedia theatre-dance piece from a single-level hospital to a creaky three-story school building, now dressed to be a mental ward in Wonderland.

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Hiddink was not satisfied with his team's use of the ball in possession but says their mental strength played a significant part in going into the return leg on 6 May on level terms.

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But the rough is only marginally thicker than at some regular Tour events and winning the Players does not require the same level of skill, high-wire daring and mental endurance that winning a major does.

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Those with a ninth-grade literacy level or higher were 4 to 5 times as likely to maintain their mental capacity with age.

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We all require a different level of passion and participation, just like we all have different needs when it comes to physical, mental and social comfort.

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