In Confucian China and Japan, all parents will make these investments unstintingly, and to a degree that Westerners might find over-the-top, both in terms of financial sacrifice and in demands and pressure on the child.
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The Giants' Hunter Pence scored on a double-play groundout by Brandon Crawford to give the Giants a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh and Pence hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to make it 2-0.
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But the total sacrifice in terms of sales is likely de minimis compared to the business benefits.
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That forced the NSA in some instances, when choosing software, to sacrifice performance in favor of broader support.
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In a market economy, firms that adopt high-cost technologies in service to the environment typically have one of three things: a set of consumers whose interest in the environment makes them willing to pay more than market prices, a set of workers willing to sacrifice wages in exchange for environmental friendliness, or a set of investors willing to take below normal returns.
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They are afraid that their employees will sacrifice production in favor of watching live-streaming college basketball games, prioritizing March Madness over their day-jobs.
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And Vermont's Calvin Coolidge, our nation's 30th president, could point with pride to his state's willingness to sacrifice in the service of others.
The Americans may receive little gratitude for national missile defense, but yet again, they will be making a large and disinterested financial sacrifice in the cause of world peace.
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We honor their service, we stand in awe of their sacrifice, and we pray for the safety of those who fight and for the families of those who have fallen.
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In an act of sacrifice and long-term planning which looks rather foreign to those of us on this side of the North Sea, they pledged to limit the amount of earnings from the fund that they funnel into current spending.
Their burdens are ones that no one should have to bear alone, and it is up to all of us to live our lives in a way worthy of their sacrifice.
From Lincoln, he understands the importance of being pragmatic, of being willing to sacrifice one's ideals in quest of achieving a common understanding beyond social divide.
Like the generations of American explorers, their sacrifice was made not in the name of personal gain, but in the pursuit of knowledge that would lead to the common good.
We understand that sacrifice is required of everyone in order to reduce our national debt, but the sacrifice should be shared by all.
Marianne Cope is hailed for her self-sacrifice in helping a colony of outcast lepers in Molokai, Hawaii.
NATO's leaders signalled to their adversary that they were not prepared to sacrifice many lives in pursuit of those goals.
The unavoidable conclusion is that the union trashed managers in Cleveland to disguise its sacrifice of jobs and health-care benefits of members there to protect wages and benefits elsewhere.
Much as the chancellor and the Bank's governor might deny it, the Bank will be engaged in the highly political task of choosing how many jobs to sacrifice in order to hit the inflation target quickly rather than slowly.
Because of the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform -- a whole lot of them from here in New Hampshire -- the war in Iraq is over.
Because of their sacrifice, because of the struggle of generations in both our countries, we can come together tonight, in freedom and in security.
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Taken individually, none of these steps may seem to be an undue hardship, a sacrifice too great to make in the interest of securing an elusive peace.
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"I believe that we have to keep in mind not only the sacrifice made by those who gave their lives in defence of the realm but the practical needs of those who have been bereaved in two world wars, in the Falklands and much more recently as a result of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, " he said.
We are steeped in the tradition of honor and sacrifice for the greater good.
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No other team has demonstrated such a willingness to sacrifice pure talent in the name of character.
The aforementioned explorer toddled off into the Antarctic night in an incredible gesture of self sacrifice aimed at keeping his mates alive.
The answer lies in demanding a sufficient level of sacrifice to chase away free riders and to motivate the faithful to pitch everything into their church life.
Tony Odierno, who made a great sacrifice here in Iraq on behalf of his country and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with a V for Valor.
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And Jill and I hope that this campaign will be worthy of the service and sacrifice and strength of every single military family in this country, and that it will make a real difference in their lives for years to come.
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