Yet that nomination did not lead to an Oscar consideration, something Gere accepts with good grace and equanimity.

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Still, having given Mr Brown a de facto veto on the euro, Mr Blair should accept it with good grace.

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More significant still, the voting and the count proceeded pretty smoothly and the losers generally seemed likely to accept the result with good grace.

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Mr Schroeder's failure to take the rap with good grace has only won him more criticism for quibbling rather than tackling the problem head on.

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But Syria's rulers have not always bowed to the inevitable with such good grace.

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It had its highs and the lows, but was always experienced with good humor, grace and a deep abiding love for each other.

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It's an age-old problem: do we clamor for a company to ship a product that's not ready, or do we swallow delays with grace as it aims to deliver when things are good and ready?

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