And we find people trying to work hard at more jobs and other things to try to be - to try to hold on to what they had.

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It's hard to think of many things that are more important than that.

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Subtraction by Addition: When things get hard, the inclination is to do more.

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More interestingly to Mr Hague, it remains a serious power that is good at some hard things.

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The Russian was lacking consistency with her serve but hard work put her in control in the decider before more unforced errors brought Mattek back into things.

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But the hard-liners are adamantly opposed, saying the U.N. will only make things more expensive and complicated.

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