One reason for the emphasis on ideals is prosaic: Germany's economic reforms, at least for now, have run their course.
It will be an occasion to focus on a source as rich as the Confucian tradition, which can serve as a bridge for dialogue on universal ideals.
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The case for same-sex marriage rests on the libertarian ideals of freedom of association that the antidiscrimination law rejects.
Though we fall short of our ideals on a daily basis, Americans are committed to the principle of the level playing field.
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The Prince of Wales celebrated two decades since work started on the Poundbury extension to Dorchester, which is based on his planning ideals.
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"Our collective journey tells of a crucial and historical civil rights movement that brings us closer to the ideals on which our country was founded, " Boies, 71, said in a statement issued by Viking.
Will we uphold the ideals on which this nation was founded: that all of us are equal, that all of us deserve the same opportunity to live our lives freely and pursue our chance at happiness?
Individuals are now able to transcend their immediate environment to work with people around the world based on shared interests and ideals.
We throw up our hands and ask whether political action committees have more influence on elections than democratic ideals or the interests of most Americans.
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And so we don't claim that we have solved all these problems, but we do think that it's important for us to speak out on behalf of these universal ideals and these universal values.
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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.
They are my go-to set of ideals that I draw on constantly, and that help guide us as we grow, change, hire and make all the big and small decisions required each week in our business.
We both believe that we cannot compromise on our most cherished principles and ideals, but we should also seek to cooperate where we can -- for example, in areas like counterterrorism, counternarcotics, the spread of nuclear weapons and materials, and the support of our joint operations in Afghanistan.
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But even the most powerful sea changes in the mechanics of everyday life may do little more than just refine our perspective on what remain durably fixed ideas and ideals.
You don't have to be an anthropologist to know that other cultural perspectives can shed light on how we've constructed particular ideals of motherhood and family, how our government and workplaces value -- or don't value -- motherhood.
It was fitting that the 2012 National Consultation fell during the same week as Constitution and Citizenship Day, which is a week where the federal government and American communities come together to celebrate the ideals that our nation was founded on and reflect on the importance of active citizenship.
His childhood was also to shape his enduring attachment to working-class cultural ideals and social practices and his emphasis on communal values and neighbourliness.
In his new book Grow, Jim Stengel profiles the characteristics of companies whose long-term success has been based on their commitment to a purpose and set of ideals beyond making money.
The Democratic Party has passed through long and arduous months of primary campaigning, soul- and identity-searching and reinvention, to emerge on this stage tonight stronger and truer to its ideals than ever before.
In a speech on July 4th, Mr Bush rightly noted that American ideals have been a beacon of hope to others around the world.
Tonight his name is added to a list of great Americans, dedicated to the ideals that have made America the greatest nation on the face of this earth.
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Bagsying all the best seats and then leaving them unused, depriving genuine supporters of the chance to cheer on their favourites, appears at odds with the meritocratic ideals which underpin the Games.
Purists worry that the organic movement's original ideals have been forgotten as large companies that produce and sell organic food on an industrial scale have muscled in.
Political Islam is a comprehensive vision of ideas and ideals derived from Islamic scripture as interpreted by various scholars widely accepted as authorities on its meaning.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Grand Orange Lodge said: "In keeping with the high ideals of the Orange Institution all members and supporters of the institution should use the eleventh of July to prepare for this event in a totally peaceful manner, " it said.
Where he least resembles the former prime minister is on foreign affairs, to which he brings case-by-case policies rather than informing ideals.
When I went to graduate school, I studied American culture studies, and I was amazed at the ideals that were just made up by someone, and they'd just taken on these huge lives of their own and become things that we obsess about, and really, when you go back to the root of it, it doesn't mean anything.
"For the past two centuries, we have forged a nation by emphasizing our common beliefs, our common ideals and, perhaps most important ... our common language, " Solomon said on the House floor.
Santorum entered the race with a voting record in the House and Senate of a staunch social conservative and presented himself on the campaign trail as the alternative to more moderate candidates, who he said had compromised their ideals for political expediency.
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