"The great houses we see in the TV and film versions of 'Pride and Prejudice' are too great, " she insists, arguing that by imagining the action of Jane Austen's novels taking place in such grand houses, we change their tone.

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They make too much money and have too much pride.

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Sometimes, when Cuca had learned to play a whole piece, the maid and the cook would come to listen, too, and the lawyer, filled with pride, would hear them murmur words of praise, which struck him at first as excessive, but then, on reflection, seemed perfectly apt.

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But it is not too late to persuade the Indonesian army to swallow its pride and accept the presence of foreign peacekeeping forces.

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That is also why there has been no link between pay and performance: lacklustre firms followed the escalator too, perhaps in order to attract good managers, or out of pride, or because their shareholders failed to prevent it.

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