To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic.

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In the last contract they foolishly promised not to close any plants.

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As I have almost no ability to leave her alone, when I had to go someplace that foolishly did not allow dogs, I'd drive her across town and leave her with my grandmother.

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According to Mr Thieu, the numerous American commanders and other officials sent to Vietnam cared nothing for its culture, did not feel a need to learn the language, foolishly trusted the North to honour agreements and were themselves victims of changeable policies by their masters at home.

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And the IMF showed itself to be a collegial and flexible organisation, not the aloof, rigid outfit that EU leaders have foolishly rejected as a source of help for Greece and other troubled members of the euro.

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If Colonel Qaddafi's state crumbles, the West should not seek to disband his army or the upper echelons of his administration, as it foolishly did in Iraq.

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Not only that, the system that they work within is designed to serve those that control it, albeit foolishly.

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Some may jib at this Teutonic discipline, which foolishly constrains fiscal policy at a moment when the loss of an independent monetary policy argues for more, not less, fiscal flexibility.

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