Sometimes it's accompanied by a smile: it's self-assertive without being confrontational.
If prohibitionism really is driven by morality, then it is self-defeating.
The recessions spawned by excessive austerity are rendering it self-defeating.
Lichtenstein claims Willkie gave him bad advice because it was motivated by self-interest because the law firm would have also faced a lawsuit from the lenders for aiding and abetting.
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This is the result of my unwillingness to provide publicity to those who really have nothing to offer of a serious nature and only stand to profit by those who buy into their self aggrandizement and feed the beast by giving it media attention of any kind.
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Each has succeeded at driving down the cost of measurement and making it fun by creating communities of self-trackers.
Once built it would self finance by charging a transaction fee for each.
However, that does not mean that he is negating the value of peace (to his current self) by achieving it.
Whatever road Bertelsmann chooses, it says there is no hurry - it is certain it will get there by its self-imposed deadline.
He gets his laughs, but Tony's self-irony has been replaced by the star's self-comment, and it doesn't help that the writing often depends on glib banter, the most conspicuous example of which is an extended set piece in small-town Tennessee.
It promotes self-regulation by the media, and the development of ethical codes of practice as well as awareness raising about issues of media accountability among the public.
But he warned that some MPs believed that support for the current system among peers "is motivated purely by self-interest and that it will somehow melt away if we can be bought off by some vague offer of grandfather rights for existing members".
"It's a smear campaign by these self-appointed consumer advocates and plaintiffs' attorneys, " says Curt D.
Anxiety is also dysfunctional if it is causing physical tension in the body, or if it is generated by a constant stream of self-criticism, which can be self-fulfilling.
And they are often conjured into existence by self-important managerial types who consider it their actual full-time job to attend meetings.
The key to success (in any aspect of life) is to judge achievement on an individual level by creating a self-sufficient environment, making it relative to your circumstances.
The plan would see those needing long-term care receive it for free but it would be paid for by employees, the self-employed and pensioners who would be expected to contribute 1.5% of their earnings.
But then I realized that a blog, by definition, is inherently self-indulgent, is it not?
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This is a company which has had its fair share of critics in the past few years (not least from those who, like Clarkson himself, lobbied the company to provide ADSL in their area), so it may be feeling refreshed by this new-found self-confidence.
It plays an important social role by offering a chance for self-expression in a communal setting.
The council said it hoped both venues would become self-sufficient by increasing their commercial income.
Although it is only voluntary, the commission made clear that it would call for legislation if self-regulation by the parties failed.
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At other times, it borders on self-parody, as evidenced by a hilarious series of commercials ( here, here and here).
It could take the liability issues off the table by essentially self-insuring.
Spec Ops: The Line is by no means a perfect game, but it provides a welcome self-awareness that is too often absent in the medium.
Moreover, it is not uncommon for certificates to be issued by self-proclaimed experts or painting restorers who have no real authority or scholarship about the artist, and whose guarantees carry no real weight in the actual market.
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But a low level of professionalism in many media outlets, especially outside Kathmandu Valley, and self-censorship induced by the political atmosphere make it difficult for the media to rise above the challenge of disseminating accurate, timely and non-partisan information on the peace-building process.
At what point do people have a self-responsibility to read something and be bound by it?
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While Fiat's problems are largely self-inflicted, it has also been hammered by the overcapacity that plagues the entire car industry.
This sort of treatment of a Fox News reporter by the more liberal media outlets is not only shameful, it is self-defeating.
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