"We need to be the first major orchestra to find balancing excellence with fiscal stability and have no regrets about having done it," she said.
The size of the bonus forced Lord Burns, in his last year as C4 chairman, to defend the maximum payouts because the broadcaster had achieved "creative excellence and commercial stability" in 2014, a year in which Gogglebox, The Island and Complicit had won critical acclaim.
Even the popularity of the CSI television series – which depicts "evidence-based" police work par excellence – demonstrates how the stability, fairness, and truth of "the evidence" have captured our imagination.
"Brain drain", which has a particular impact on the medical profession, and inadequate support structures for highly motivated doctors (also with part-time positions) lead to further loss of stability and excellence, i.e. the performance capability and financial power for the alliance of a university hospital.
A spokesman for BIS insisted that the government is committed to "the financial stability of the research base and excellence across a broad base of research".
"These include: providing a focus for national identity, unity and pride; giving a sense of stability and continuity; recognising success, achievement and excellence; and supporting service to others".
Perhaps institutions can find stability by investing more heavily in their areas of excellence to bolster competitiveness in that area.
The open letter describes this as "a gradual rise that has fostered evolution while maintaining stability and allowing it to sustain its international reputation for excellence".
By combining, we would create a company with the financial stability and flexibility equipped to preserve journalistic integrity, high standards and excellence for years to come".
They also brought "huge financial stability" to universities, he said, "enabling them to maintain their standards of excellence".
