After all, what destroyed the Nifty Fifty in 1973-74 was not lofty multiples but a combination of rising inflation and the deep recession that collapsed earnings.

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The offenses charged here, even if supported by the evidence, do not meet that lofty standard.

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It means making a place for those who might not reflect our lofty ideals and who express hate instead of inclusion.

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This is not just a lofty claim.

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The two mavericks are not shy about setting lofty goals.

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In the process we learned that our lofty principles were not a self-imposed handicap or competitive disadvantage.

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And perhaps the weight of those lofty expectations may not have crushed the Wade Phillips career so abruptly.

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Among the reasons for not giving it gold is a sense that Vanoc has not lived up to its own lofty aspirations.

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The lofty ideals of common development, not bitter competition between Tumen partners, is what the project is supposed to foster.

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Kevin has some lofty goals though, so he does not spend his money frivolously.

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The stock gapped down hard following the second quarter report in late July as investors were disappointed that revenues came up shy of lofty expectations, and Colgate still has not recovered all the way.

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You may not know in real time when the stock will start to descend from its lofty heights but neither does anyone else.

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Fulfillment is not found, however, in the completion of disjointed goals, no matter how lofty, but only in goals tethered to a deliberate system of personal principles or values.

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It was a secret from nobody, not even from the nurses, who said nothing, either because they were too lofty and discreet or because such carrying on had ceased to interest them.

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Though this document is less a declaration of lofty ideals than a manual on how to run a federation, it is not easy to change.

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It is often argued that neither the level of household debt nor the lofty level of house prices need be a problem, so long as interest rates do not rise significantly.

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