But his intense ambition was tempered with values that made him a stronger, deeper person.
But even for someone like Mr Bush, idealism has to be tempered with realpolitik.
His view of global companies which comes over in these books is of admiration tempered with caution.
Long-term optimism tempered with short-term skepticism is a good way to look at business, the economy and stocks too.
But are results do suggest that the rush to social should be tempered with more than a little caution.
For their authors, these articles bring a goldrush of success, though it is tempered with a loss of dignity.
To the contrary, this Panel seems to have been deliberate in its analysis and quite tempered with its characterizations.
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But Jacobson has a keen sense of balance, and the intelligence in his work is always tempered with emotion.
Bremnes said her elation over her daughter's safe return is tempered with sadness.
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Professional medical advice may have to be tempered with professional mental advice to come to grips with who you are.
As long as the feedback is not harsh and tempered with some positive feedback as well, it is generally well received.
He was blessed with a first-rate intellect tempered with down-to-earth common sense.
Assange can be bad tempered with colleagues, as Jobs famously is, but he needs to step up on the consequences of what he does.
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Realistically, business leaders are not always going to experience success, and high times are going to be tempered with seemingly brick walls to climb.
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But their excitement is tempered with doubts and confusion about which devices will best enable them to get the most out of these new services.
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All offer significant nat-gas exposure tempered with plenty of oil exposure.
"The effort was admirable, the competitiveness was outstanding, we just need to ensure that is tempered with control, " he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek.
Their optimism is tempered with a good deal of skepticism, however.
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But enthusiasm for family-controlled firms should be tempered with caution, for their record is not unambiguously positive and because Investor is an unusual example of the breed.
Outside on the streets, Chinatown is Singapore's cherished cultural core - an ebullient mix of street-side commerce and sophisticated nightlife, tempered with memories of less affluent times.
And while expectations for what Washington can do are tempered with skepticism, Americans should not have to expect that Washington will, by its actions, actually harm the economy.
From the lengthy opening sequence in which the pre-crime division go about preventing a murder, this is genuine edge-of-the-seat stuff tempered with a healthy dose of dark humour.
And after all, the leading spokesman for Realpolitik used to be Henry Kissinger, who has since declared that realism needs to be tempered with a dose of American idealism.
Under each wooden slat, a resonator made out of calabashes is fastened, tightly sealed with beeswax, and tempered with the oil of the nkuso fruit, giving the timbila their rich nasal sound and characteristic vibrations.
Blair, converted from wide out, and added a 50-yard penalty before half-time, but the Blues' joy was tempered with concern for Lions centre Jamie Roberts, who left the field after a bruising collision with Sean Lamont.
Whether it is avarai uttakka - local beans cooked with potato, tomato, onions, garlic and tempered with mustard seeds, or sandagai - roasted tomato sauteed with small onion, garlic and coconut ground to a fine paste - the "masala made carefully after dry-roasting 17 spices and not bought off the shops" is the key, Indira says.
Peter, I believe we share a pretty big page since I do in fact believe the middle class will survive only if greed is tempered with accountability and only if we fund the programs necessary to build men and women who have a strong sense of their value because their education, training and experience has made them valuable.
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An increasingly bad-tempered altercation with one such customer was shared with a number of games media luminaries, most significantly Mike Krahulik of the enormously popular gaming webcomic and blog Penny Arcade.
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The user base can only grow so much more when you factor in the confines of the global population, and recent moneymaking schemes, like sponsored stories, have tempered profitability with popular concerns over privacy.
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