But after three unsuccessful interviews to become national team coach, his widely-regarded work transforming Welsh football's youth structure has earned him the job his dedication to his country deserves.

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In a country of workaholics, Kim Woo Choong's dedication to his job is legendary.

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Like Anthony, she loved life despite her dedication to the job.

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Probably partly because of higher unemployment, which meant more insecurity, and made people feel the need to show their dedication to the job, and partly because lower tax rates and rising pay at the top of the scale made working harder more worthwhile.

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And I was also fortunate to work in jobs that were reasonably accommodating, with people who understood that if you left a little early for -- to get in the car line, that that wasn't some huge definition of your dedication to your job.

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Born in the small town of Liyang in Jiangsu province near Shanghai and with an undergrad degree from Tsinghua University, his smarts, enthusiasm and dedication helped him land him a job within a few weeks, as a marketing director of cloud computing startup Dao-Gene in Beijing.

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The job gave Carnegie the opportunity to learn and to demonstrate his dedication to hard work.

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