• Perfectionism is the over-commitment of time and energy to a task.

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  • For its part, Lenovo once again trotted out the limited-run Reserve Editions laptops -- those 5, 000 French leather-clad X61s's -- and reiterated its commitment to post-sale doting over the select few folks willing to throw down five grand for the privilege.

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  • Lancashire County Council said it hopes the partnership will grow to a "multi-million pound commitment" over the next five years.

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  • Greece's euro-zone partners could find themselves with a large and open-ended commitment to roll over the country's existing debts and to provide cash to cover its budget deficits.

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  • In it, they warn the Mr Osborne that uncertainty over the government's commitment to low-carbon power generation is harming the development of green businesses.

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  • For over 98 percent of all non-fiction authors, commitment to any of these requires a vow of poverty.

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  • An uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers said he had a falling-out with Tamerlan over the man's increased commitment to Islam.

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  • "The United States communicated to the Iranians that we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters consistent with long-standing practice and our commitment to the security of the region, " Mr. Little said.

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  • The renewed doubts over its commitment to meeting the conditions for its bail-out will impair investment and frighten households, exacerbating the economic misery that voters are rejecting, and perhaps making it less likely that they will elect a government that can manage to keep Greece in the euro area.

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  • They spoke of the Navy's commitment to use non-lethal force to take over the ships.

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  • Scottish Labour's infastructure and capital investment spokesperson Lewis Macdonald asked if the SNP government would honour its manifesto commitment in the 2011 election campaign to build over 6000 new socially-rented houses each year.

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  • First, foreign aid should be specifically allocated to infrastructure, a commitment from foreign governments to donate a specific amount over a twenty-year period toward road building, improvement of electrical grids, and ports, and training for Haitians so they can properly maintain the new infrastructure.

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  • Castres' commitment was rewarded in the dying moments when Tillous-Borde went over in the corner, however the score was purely academic as Northampton closed out the game to ensure they became the first English team to record a 100% pool record since Bath in 2002.

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  • Early exits at Wimbledon and the US Open followed and despite an all-round game that could make him a dominant force, questions remain over his desire and commitment.

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  • While it will be tempting to pass judgment and declare victory--or deny defeat--in the early weeks, NBC entertainment chief Angela Bromstad spent time earlier Wednesday pledging the network's commitment to the venture, saying NBC will judge the series over its cumulative 52-week run rather than on its week one performance.

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  • He says they're built over decades and take commitment from people who care about the schools, politics and ultimately the well-being of the community, people like Amy Renfro, Joey Wiedner and their daughter.

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  • Spread over nine equally-weighted categories, the scorecard rates colleges on factors like sustainable policies by administration, commitment to energy efficiency and conservation, food and recycling policies, campus-wide green building initiatives, student involvement, alternative transportation.

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  • Yesh Atid has opposed any division of Jerusalem - which both the Palestinians and Israelis claim as their capital - but is making a commitment to at least try to restart negotiations, which stalled over two years ago.

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  • Magnum Emergency Fund This supports experienced photographers with a commitment to documenting social issues, working long-term, and engaging with an issue over time.

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  • The trouble is, if he's wrong - if the spare capacity isn't there - then this policy risks making the situation worse, by pushing up inflation over the medium term, and weakening confidence in the government's commitment to cut public borrowing and re-balance the economy.

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