So we want to carry health professionals with us, as well as the public, in reforming an institution which is very dear to everyone's hearts.

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The problem is that everyone has been clutching their dollars for dear life instead of putting them to work.

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Of course, not everyone can afford to give extravagantly, even if the newlyweds are dear friends.

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