This would be the watch to wear if you believe that discretion is a virtue without parallel.

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This is the virtue in selfishness, because without meeting your own personal needs, you will be of very little use to others.

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Without this, many in the research community can't see the virtue in such research.

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Ms Palin's argument does at least have one mitigating virtue: it concentrates on the impact the centre might have, without impugning the motives of those who want to build it.

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Portability is a virtue, and some companies are working on flexible screens that could bend without exposing a hinge.

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Mr Cline's great virtue is his breadth of view and his ability to avoid extreme positions without sounding wet.

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For instance, we can now by virtue of new technology actually get all the energy we need in North America without having to go to the Arabs or the Venezuelans or anyone else.

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As it turns out, Butler's vice is actually a virtue: The team has a well-deserved reputation for knowing how to foul without fouling.

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Both vices may arise in part because it pursues the virtue of consensus: it tries to reach interest-rate decisions, for instance, without holding a formal vote.

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