Most people searching for deals will ask, without embarrassment, for money off a slightly damaged product, or for a discount when paying with cash.

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It wipes away frown lines and other wrinkles, which are caused by overstimulated muscles, thus allowing ageing celebs to appear on the covers of gossip magazines without embarrassment.

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Becoming treasury secretary, however, allows Mr Paulson to sell his shares without penalty or embarrassment.

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You see it in the way a great hostess treats a handicapped guest, helping him without causing him embarrassment.

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Bishop Welby outlined exactly what that work in Africa had entailed - and then without a hint of embarrassment, ignored the second half of my question and moved seamlessly on to the next journalist.

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If we make fools of ourselves in the act, let us endure the embarrassment on our own, without the endless analysis by timid women who have never known the devious delight of a primal scream.

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Osterman took the job without getting permission from the sheriff, which compounded the embarrassment and led to his firing.

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What's more, they say rushing in without knowing what you're doing can potentially result in embarrassment or worse.

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