• Curiously, even though Gekko is the film's villain, the character seems to be remembered largely in a positive sense--as a business guru, a take-no-prisoners negotiator and an all-around master of the universe.

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  • So occasionally, we have to come out of our caves and throw the long pass, try to do something that may seem unrealistic today, but in a positive sense make the conditions possible to make what is unrealistic today positively realistic tomorrow.

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  • If that's the path the Palestinians are going to go along, I personally believe it has to be a decision that's taken in a positive sense, rather than a negative sense, not just because the two state solution is no longer working, but because this is something that Palestinians inherently want.

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  • It brought a tremendous sense of positive feeling to the country.

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  • The idea that government could ever be used actively to promote their goals in some positive sense is a contradiction in terms to them.

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  • Among the positive factors are a sense of self-confidence among pupils.

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  • "This is a positive for the economy in the sense that it prevents the yen from rising, " said Hiroaku Muto, senior economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management.

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  • What is more effective in my service delivery is to work from an ecological perspective, where I first collaborate with teachers on creating conditions for student social-emotional success, thereby enhancing the classroom and school environment with the goal being to increase student affiliation with and a strong sense of belonging within these positive school environments.

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  • It is also because, in a broader sense, Islam can be read not as a negative, but a positive for Turkish entry.

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  • Even now, however, it seems safe to say that two initiatives qualify, one in the negative sense, the other in a positive one.

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  • Having--and consistently articulating--a clear sense of your hoped-for future for the business gives your employees a positive frame for action and offers an antidote to fear.

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  • It gives you a sense of wellbeing, makes you feel more positive and helps you to sleep better.

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  • When people enter the restaurant and we sense their confusion, we turn it into a positive thing.

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  • The other thing to remember about this is that it's created an international sense of opportunity and cooperation that could create a positive thing to move ahead on, and we can't overlook the opportunities for trade, and the opportunity to bring the disenfranchised into the fold, to move ahead.

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  • If we pass that, that would have a very positive impact on both -- in the raw number sense, but also I think psychologically, because it would demonstrate that Washington is willing, despite the partisan differences here, to do the right thing by the American people and by the American economy.

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  • If the result is positive, the firm is making a profit not only in a bookkeeping sense, but also an economic one.

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  • "As the 20th century moved on and photography became more widespread, images in advertising, movies and media endorsed different values, a sense of euphoria, and emphasized the need to project a positive personality, " he said.

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  • On a positive note, the robot will only react to logic, math and common sense.

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  • Friday's positive day marked a relatively quiet close to a week that had disrupted the sense of calm that characterized the year so far.

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  • She said that in a way, she's found the "healing" -- at least in a spiritual sense -- that she prayed so hard for after she first tested positive.

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  • The American public was lulled into a false sense of security regarding the big banks because they reported, in some cases, positive earnings last quarter, Kramer says.

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