But the corporation supposedly holds itself to higher standards.
"I ended up with an archetypal Buckyball structure, where the pattern holds itself".
Mumbai often holds itself out as the closest thing India has to a "world class city".
"Water is sticky to itself; it holds itself tightly," Mr. Moore said.
This is intolerable in a society that holds itself out to the world as a paragon of justice".
Germany, however, holds itself out as a success, providing an example of what other countries should do.
"And I think select committees are a very important way of looking at how civil society holds itself to account".
This atmosphere can exist in a city that holds itself accountable for educating its citizens in public life.
"But grime holds itself back from broader issues, and the people involved are able to speak on more stuff.
Another Thai conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand, holds itself out as a model of corporate reform, simply because outside managers outnumber family ones.
So that's American exceptionalism, an exceptionalism based on noble ideas, ideas that it holds itself to even when it falls short of them.
