The very word confers and bestows a kind of superior morality on the individual who has knuckled under, taken control of her often uncontrollable appetites and committed herself to a brief period of self restraint and deprivation around food.

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Despite Mr Bush's insistence that spending restraint plus economic growth will balance the budget, there is little sign that the budget deficit is under control.

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