They make us listen to a homily in the gratified interval between two courses.
They walk where the greats once walked, and it's time they make us proud again.
Still, they make us wonder -- what happens when it's possible to improve on the human body and mind?
They put up traffic lights, so they make us "stop to avoid the inconvenience of slowing down", to quote traffic writer Kenneth Todd.
We love experts because they make us feel safe that they know more than we do and certainly, in many fields that is true.
They make us wonder about the role of brands in art.
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And when they criticize us, they make us set aside reserves as if the loan is going to be bad, and that eats into our capital.
Why do they make us ring a call centre where the staff might as well be on the other side of the world and sometimes are?
We believe faith and freedom must be our guiding stars, for they show us truth, they make us brave, give us hope, and leave us wiser than we were.
Traffic lights are bad enough - they make us stop when we could go, they take our eyes off the road, flouting the most fundamental safety principle but they are only the symptom of a dysfunctional system.
They do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great.
And then instead of showing us how they planned to make it better, unbelievably, they told us that they planned to make it worse.
They made us feel safe as children and they still make us feel safe as grownups.
"We're excited about who's coming, because we know they will make us better, " Davis said.
They also make us more competitive for the future.
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"These incidents are direct attacks on the democratic process and they only make us more determined in our resolve to see a complete and permanent end to all paramilitary activity, " he said.
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They are probably trying to make us feel they take no prisoners off the field so we should take none on it.
The easier they make it for us to swipe, wave and slap, the more we buy and the more they collect their interchange fees from merchants.
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They do not make us a nation of takers because everyone who works pays to support these programs with the understanding they will receive their promised benefits when they retire.
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They are probably trying to make us feel that as they take no prisoners off the field, we should take none on it and it's really good.
They help us make marketing more effective by appealing to essential human needs.
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They help us make better decisions and adopt more effective strategies.
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He does smart speeches that promise everyone everything they need and make us feel good about our country and how much greater our government could be.
Maps lull us into believing the world doesn't change, and they don't make us think hard enough about how we can compete in a changing landscape.
They teach us how to make meaning of the world around us.
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