The very thought of negotiating often generates emotional outbursts and fears about failure and losing face.
Once that reputation was acquired, it had to be maintained, losing face was not an option.
At present, it is the republican side that looks in more danger of losing face.
But, having made it, they too risk losing face if they allow it to unravel.
It was designed to allow Mr Lagos, then also a strong candidate, to stand down without losing face.
The Sauds have been caught red-handed and they don't like losing face.
You really want to catch the show, but the likelihood of losing face with the people who matter to you is a nightmare.
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In fact, the release can be used as a sign of respect for humanitarian norms or of good will, aimed at easing diplomatic tensions without losing face.
Rajoy, in order to avoid losing face with his constituency that is already suffering the slings and arrows of an intense economic crisis, developed a budget that took into account recommendations from European authorities and further austerity.
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The BBC's Karen Allen says the UK had been agonising about how to invite Mr Kenyatta without losing face after warning before the election that it would have only "essential contact" with him if he was voted into power.
Throughout our careers we must continually assess whether we are letting our fear of failure or losing face keep us from taking the actions, and engaging in the conversations, that will move us forward and make the impact we want.
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In order to avoid losing face, the Spanish government is said to be working with the ECB and Brussels to develop a structural reform package that is in line with the conditionality expected under a formal bailout, according to Barclays.
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All they got out of the exhausting pre-Easter talks in Belfast was a joint declaration from Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, the Irish prime minister, containing phrases that might make it easier for unionists and republicans to compromise without losing face.
The Forces Pension Society claims widows and injured soldiers face losing hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The group said some of the campaigners face losing their homes as a result.
As a result, large corporations may have to ante up to compete, or face losing their best talent.
The centres face losing half their funding by 2014 and the Conservatives want outside organisations to run them.
More than 100 people in Northern Ireland face losing their jobs with the closure of nine HMV stores.
Market traders in the West Midlands say they face losing hundreds of pounds during public sector strikes next week.
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Either senior citizens face losing some Medicare, or millionaires pay more in taxes.
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Alan Beesley, and his wife Sarah, now face losing their house at North Brook Meadow near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
Basque nationalists, who have rule the region for 21 years , face losing power in the elections, according to opinion polls.
If a vocational rehabilitation program is successful in returning their client to a workplace, their client may face losing their insurance.
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Father John Lasseigne has never owned a home, but he's become one of the key saviors for those who face losing their house.
Unison said more than one million people benefit from the Supporting People programme but warned councils face losing tens of millions of pounds.
During the last insurrection, the mediation of senior clergy and local tribes allowed both sides to back down without losing too much face.
About 60 surgeries face losing income from dispensing drugs after pharmacists used the Freedom of Information Act to find out how much they were making.
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