"In an official statement released to Wall Street analysts this morning, Home Depot said that it was paying the former salesclerk, Lucas Rekson, 24, the unprecedented sum on the condition that "he never shows up to work again.

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The way the otherwise admirable Mr. Courtney plays to the camera, and is allowed to, shows that he never stopped being conscious of its presence.

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As the Standard's Stephen Hayes notes, Jehl's statement is notable because it shows that he and colleagues never considered whether Freeman's record was newsworthy in and of itself.

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James Brown played many more shows a year, but he never played so long or with such absolute exertion.

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It says much for Mr Francis that he treats all this kindly, even deferentially, and never shows scorn either for Ann or for her followers.

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He is soft-spoken, a listener, who almost never shows a trace of anger.

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Bonds has never been - Bonds has been capable of great charm, but he shows it rarely.

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Though he never had a breakout starring role, over the years his appearances on TV shows made him a beloved figure in the entertainment world.

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Before Joel can make that successful declaration, he is forced into all kinds of extremely risky behavior, but he is always aware of the downside risk, does whatever he can to mitigate it, and, as the statement above shows, never loses track of his priority.

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He never gives interviews, and the only photograph of him to appear regularly in the press shows an unremarkable middle-aged man with a quizzical look on his face and his arms folded protectively in front of him.

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