For Mamet, the movies aren't just a business but a culture, and therefore a way of thinking.
But a culture of greed and recklessness spread throughout the banks and the government agencies charged with regulating them.
But a culture in which oil companies were able to get what they wanted without sufficient oversight and regulation -- that was a real problem.
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But a culture of long working hours and distractions inside the house, such as computers and televisions, meant that families in the UK spent less time together.
But a culture where an executive comes in, works for nine months, then gets canned or quits and still walks away with millions does not instill a long-term investment mindset in shareholders, not to mention employees.
Yet the past ten years have shown that Bosnia's problem is not just the legacy of a brutal war, but also a culture of deference.
But in a culture with an abundance of food, that formerly life-saving advantage can turn into a distinct disadvantage.
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And what Islamicate means is that just because Islam teaches, let's say X, Y, and Z, but as a culture, a Muslim need not necessarily be a religious or a pious Muslim to start doing these things.
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The biggest supply-side obstacle to future growth may no longer be (if it ever was) excessive regulation or inflexible labour markets, but a corporate culture that finds it easy to tolerate low returns and difficult to tolerate outright failure.
"The scenes from Upton Park were a regrettable but isolated example of a culture that the football community has worked tirelessly to eradicate from our game, " the spokesman added.
It was a fun game for spectators, but it really demonstrated a culture of winning and peak performance.
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Sure, we could have hopped a flight to expedite travel time but few activities build a culture of team work and ideation faster than a fun road trip.
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The country's austere Protestantism helps to explain this, but so may a culture of industrial might.
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Strategy matters, but without a winning culture and the right values to drive it forward, your strategy will take you nowhere.
But a spokeswoman for Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell insisted the BBC's license review would not be used to "settle scores" and would not compromise the independence of the BBC.
But there is a culture at the FDA that doesn't want egg on its face, is worried about public relations to a great extent or is too cozy with the drug industry.
Complaining turns out not to be proof that the culture is bad, but a relatively benign part of the culture itself.
True, companies can continue to enforce a corporate culture but they would be better off encouraging a social one.
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Ms. HOLLY BENSON: It was a very hard job, but it was a very rich culture too.
In a matter of years, Palacio's music and positive outlook made him not just a cultural icon, but also a diplomat for a fading culture that he knew was worth preserving.
Hong Kong has brought China not just capital and technology, but a successful cosmopolitan business culture.
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This is almost unheard of in this culture but a politeness offered to the guest foreigner.
But can such a dramatic culture really help to break the deadlock that currently grips the Middle East?
But it has created a culture that means these things can happen.
Those investments may yet recover, but they speak to a culture where reverent faith in decades-old techniques, rooted in consulting, have not kept pace with a new age of dealmaking.
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But there's a culture of silence around these horrible acts, so when it's our turn to teach our children about these issues, we don't even think about it until it's too late.
In the US, she says, the numbers are slightly higher - but still point to a culture of women who turn to formula while at the same time believing it's substandard parenting.
People in general have an aversion to change, but Microsoft has fostered a culture where Windows users become so entrenched in the status quo that even minor tweaks to the operating system are a major shock.
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