There is no set path to doing great things for the world.

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No great effort was needed for these things to happen.

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The Germans have many great things going for them but they have so little tact and no feeling at all for diplomatic behaviour.

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You expect Suzanne to ascend to great things, but the fame she craves turns out to be no less parochial than the town she despises.

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When you recycle and donate things that are no longer of use to you, you will feel great about getting rid of the excess stuff and may even get to take a tax deduction too if you donate to a charity.

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"Over this great run with great players (a No. 1 national ranking and a 30-win season) are things that we have not been able to accomplish, " Few said.

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"There is no need to rush things, " he said, adding that progress must be made "with great political maturity in the direction indicated by the results".

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And the security forces, often under-funded, get things wrong: in February, the Philippines announced with great fanfare the detention of a terrorist holding no fewer than 104 passports, only to discover that he was a travel agent collecting visas for Muslim pilgrims.

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