Even when Americans' ample private donations are added in, America still falls near the bottom of the rich-nation pack in generosity to those abroad.
The Germans reckon they are playing a weighty role in the war, whether in their contribution to the military effort, in their generosity to refugees, or in their peace-seeking diplomacy.
The chancellor of the exchequer, who announced new three-year spending plans on July 15th, positively luxuriates in his generosity with other people's money.
They have been amazing in their generosity and their spirit.
Whatever either of them may have taken, they have given back enormously, not only in the wired and now unwired world they helped to create, but also in their generosity with their billions.
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That thoughtfulness is in evidence not just through their patronage of the arts (he is chairman of the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute and serves on the board at the Metropolitan Opera and at Carnegie Hall, and she is a trustee at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), but also in their generosity with their friends.
My one shot at fame had been cruelly stopped short, but somehow I knew that such matters were superficial on a weekend when 25, 000 people gather in a spirit of generosity and good humour - even in the face of an English summer.
In response to his generosity, Sloan-Kettering gave Koch its Excellence in Corporate Leadership Award.
Russia took advantage of England's generosity in front of goal to turn the game on its head in the space of four minutes.
Li has been fairly blunt about the need for other Asians to follow his lead but so far no one has come close to him in terms of generosity.
Early June will see the publication of Nicholas Carr's The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, and Clay Shirky's Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age.
These values, part of being an American, are values that we also have an opportunity to convey to our children -- and our demonstration of the goodness and generosity in others, especially in a time of crisis.
The other great thing about generosity of spirit: when you are generous in this way, your generosity is a model for your followers.
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In exchange for such educational generosity, students must complete their 120 credit hours in four years.
This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people.
King Sejong Literacy Prize was created in 1989 through the generosity of the Government of the Republic of Korea.
Reaching out in an act of generosity makes you feel better and moves you away from your stress and toward your productivity.
Was it a factor in determining the unusual generosity of the settlement?
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"Britain is leading the way in its response, in its speed and generosity, and we hope we're setting an example to other wealthy countries which may want to help, " he said.
Mrs Watanabe should bear in mind that such borrowers do not offer high interest payments out of generosity, but because in future they may not be able to redeem their bonds.
We have some wonderful supporters in Leicester who have become firm friends over the years and they can rest assured that their generosity continues to help people in difficulty at sea.
Mr Knott praised the generosity of people in Harlow, despite the tough economic times.
In a grand act of generosity, this recognises that foreigners might actually enrich the language.
So what do these "sugar daddies" get in return for all their generosity?
But that generosity is possible in part because Linux itself and most of the programs Lindows offers are free for the asking elsewhere.
So keen are some of them to get regional and agricultural aid that they might be willing to capitulate on a range of other issues in return for continuing fiscal generosity.
It is all a long way from the days when Iran's Islamic leaders, in an exemplary show of generosity, threw open their doors to their Afghan co-religionists after the Soviet invasion of 1979.
Such generosity is certainly in their interest.
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