Occasionally you might even want to say hi or offer congratulations and condolences on various life events.

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Their presence delights both passengers, who frequently offer congratulations and ask to take their picture, and their superiors.

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The White House said Bush will call Pelosi on Wednesday to offer congratulations.

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Dean Barkley of Minnesota Tuesday to offer congratulations and any White House assistance as the independent prepares for a lame-duck session of Congress.

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The day after the election, Mr. Netanyahu summoned Dan Shapiro, U.S. ambassador to Israel, to his office so he could offer congratulations to Mr. Obama.

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Pinera ticked off a laundry list of his counterparts from other nations who had called him Wednesday to offer their congratulations.

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Outoing President Ernesto Zedillo telephoned Mr Fox to offer his congratulations.

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South Korea's president, Lee Myung-bak got up before sunrise to watch Yang become the first player to defeat Woods at a major in which the American held a lead entering the last round and his office confirmed he telephoned Yang to offer his congratulations.

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Following talks between Mr Morales and Mr Chavez in Bolivia on Wednesday, the Venezuelan president said he had come to offer his "congratulations and learn from Bolivia's wisdom".

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When I got the offer, I got congratulations emails or calls from 6 people, including the head of the office that offered me the job.

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