Vancouver is patting itself on the back for being 'the most prepared City in North America'.
"This is basically what we're doing, patting your head and rubbing your tummy, " Payne said.
In front of audiences he's known for sheepishly patting down his pockets, looking for imaginary notes.
They cut a big check to a nonprofit and walk away, patting themselves on the back.
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Rarely are we patting ourselves on the back and congratulating ourselves for a job well done.
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The villagers swirled around us, handing us hot cups of chai, patting us on the back, shaking our hands.
But watch them, too, fondly patting their armoured Internet connection: that's where the money comes in.
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On Sunday, he kept patting the ball and surveying the field, looking for options that seldom materialized.
Be kind to yourself by imagining a nurturing parent patting you on the back and offering constructive feedback.
"And I will have time off, " she said, patting her belly and smiling.
The sound of feet, of bare soles, flat African feet pat-patting the earth.
There you are, patting yourself on the back over the great deal you got on your hotel and rental car.
The rest of Wall Street is licking its chops and patting Schwab on the back for steamrolling over investor rights.
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The end had always been the same: the Minotaur patting his belly, pulling a sucked femur from his slick lips.
But do you think - can you think of an example of this back-patting, you know, something that would justify all this ahead-of-the-curve-ness?
Not surprisingly, Democrats are praising them for this preemptive surrender, patting these Republicans on the head for being good little lapdogs.
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Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson said he noticed how Mr. Brady kept patting the ball, patting the ball, a sort of S.O.
Looking to see that the children were still absorbed in the television, she kneeled next to him and began patting his pockets.
The New York Times is patting itself on the back again.
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Sure, there's plenty of back-patting involved, but tips like using IT Easy Installer to automate deployments and trim install times by half shouldn't be dismissed.
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Energy Star So, you're patting yourself on the back because that new refrigerator or TV you just bought comes with a bright blue Energy Star sticker.
On Labour's opposition to benefit cuts being rolled out as part of the deficit reduction programme, Mr Cameron said they were "patronising people, patting them on the head and putting a benefit cheque in their hands".
The GOP almost broke its collective arm patting itself on the back, but the folks back at home intuitively sense that the Fiscal Cave is much worse than the fiscal cliff that it was designed to avoid.
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The visitors could have been more than 2-0 up by the interval - Carson patting the ball down after a shot from Luka Modric only for the ball to luckily skid away, forcing Kranjcar too wide to shoot.
But the consequences of not improving existing products, creating new ones, or embracing emerging markets at the right time is to be outpaced by our competitors just when we are patting ourselves on the backs for implementing less risky strategies that normally sustain us.
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Yes, it was great, it would help with marketing, and he is also pleased with unveiling of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee here today, but when he saw the smiling faces and back-patting going on at the Fiat-Chrysler stand, his first thought was complacency.
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And for a first-generation product in a new space, we have to say, in the whole time we've been playing around with G-Fox, we've yet to encounter a single crash or slowdown in spite of extensive squeezing, head patting and tossing up in the air, adorably.
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