They're aspects of demand for performance at the highest level, and at the time there is a great deal of blaming people for pursuing such things instead of humility.

它们是一方面要求最高水平的出色表现,而又时不时针对人们,追求表现而忽视谦卑的行为进行大量的批判

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He reckons that, as European investors become more sophisticated, they will demand better performance and advice, forcing their banks to offer other managers' funds.

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In return, we should demand better performance.

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Investors, too, demand quarterly performance and generally fail to examine how companies are preparing to manage climate and other environmental risks or even to exploit promising opportunities in clean energy innovation that are our best defense against catastrophic climate change impacts.

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