He has served that office with great dignity, but also with honesty, compassion, wit, intelligence, patience and statesmanship.

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It also demands transparency and honesty regarding one's intentions.

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The speech can also be a moment for honesty.

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Many are also applauding Grant for his refreshing honesty in a culture that has become fed up with overuse of the word "abuse, " but Grant did not resort to an excuse.

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He also showed something else: intellectual honesty.

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Planters also used group incentives to encourage honesty, doling out a barrel of corn to each hand with the caveat that if anything was stolen from the farm and no one turned in the thief, double the value of that corn would be deducted from each of their Christmas awards.

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The Syrian and Iraqi cases also show that political courage and intellectual honesty are the keys to intelligence collection and analysis regarding weapons of mass destruction programs.

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The PRI is also touting its experience and a new focus on honesty and accountability.

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Behaviour that establishes a reputation for honesty, or that signals a willingness to enter into commitments, is also, as a rule, self-interested in this sense.

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Finally, because we're also suffering from a deficit of trust, I am committed to restoring a sense of honesty and accountability to our budget.

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