Romney had extraordinary qualifications to be president telegenic, articulate, likable, knowledgeable, achievements in several fields on a large stage, as squeaky clean and admirable a personal life as one could imagine.
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"It reminds me of a quote from ' The Night Of The Generals' that went something like 'What is admirable on a grand scale is abhorrent on a small scale', " commented another CNN reader known as Davidji, referring to the 1967 movie about a Nazi murder investigation during World War II.
If anything, his time hugging the corners of fame made him seem even more admirable as a man who refused to sell himself or his legacy out, no matter what temptations were available in a celebrity-crazed culture.
Fees and profits are both up 25% a year over the last five years, an admirable feat in a business that's highly vulnerable to sudden cuts in Medicare reimbursement.
President George W. Bush stated it with admirable clarity during a visit to Panama in 2005.
This is an admirable scruple, but a puzzling one, because it is largely absent from other Grimm tales, many of which feature mutilation, dismemberment, and cannibalism, not to speak of ordinary homicide, often inflicted on children by their parents or guardians.
And that is unique and powerful and sometimes admirable but it is also a historical accident.
Typically, his own example was admirable: in spite of a gruelling administrative workload, Hoggart gave lectures several times a week on modern literature.
Button showed admirable nerve in leading throughout a race littered with incidents.
It is precisely because neither country can boast a coherent, admirable, traditional cuisine that cooks have such need of guidance and distraction.
They both have plenty of doubters despite a streak of admirable performance.
His advice and straight forward approach to any question asked of him was admirable and we all learned a lot from 'Big Cyril'.
But the Warwickshire batsman showed admirable resolve and also weathered a prolonged series of short balls from left-armer Johnson, another to pass the 93mph mark, to compile his 21st Test fifty.
His dedication and service to the sport over the years has been truly admirable and he has been a central figure in helping to grow the ATP product across the globe.
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Despite his admirable achievements over more than a 30-year career, McChrystal is simply the latest 4-star officer to show the world that some remain woefully out of touch with the press, and at times, reality itself.
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They are, in a word, admirable.
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The Earle and Fullbright albums are among a steady stream of admirable works by singer-songwriters in 2012.
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The explanation for this reticence is simple: self-criticism is an admirable trait in human beings but a potentially fatal one in politicians.
In the light of the West's awful history of religious warfare, if nothing else, that is a hard won and admirable principle.
And while his determination to do it himself is admirable, the result is often a late start to the day and a shirt with undone buttons.
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The report includes a comprehensive list of measures the organization considers admirable as well as policy suggestions for 2013, including sentencing reform, limiting the use of incarceration as a sentencing option, restricting punishments for prior convictions, and eliminating juvenile life without parole.
Dominance, at least at this level, may be admirable, but it gets old in a hurry.
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He has a chance to defend his admirable career and, in the process, capitalism too.
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For many years, marketing was a not seen as an admirable profession.
Perhaps it was a simple act of kindness, admirable in intent if not in execution.
The devotion has been even more admirable given the call by many experts for a more basic approach.
What we are far less sure how to do is to take seriously a public figure's seemingly admirable character and professions of higher purpose.
Is it smart to spend this crucial period building up a stable life: a promising job, a reliable partner, and an admirable assortment of kitchenware?
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