To preserve credibility it refuses to show a glimmer of humor.
But to protect American jobs, achieve energy independence and preserve credibility with environmentally sensitive younger voters, he added, Republicans must "tame the tiger".
And in talking about the need to preserve credibility at The Times — one of the main points of that column — the subject of anonymous sources came up again.
Several people with experience in incentive programs said that financial services companies operate under special restrictions to keep them honest and to preserve credibility.
It is struggling to preserve credibility at home and fend off an array of new challenges abroad as it fights to preserve Mr. Assad's rule, and the crucial arms pipeline he provides.
For Egypt, the response suggested the path its new government may take in an effort to balance anti-Israel public sentiment with a desire to preserve credibility with the West and peace on its border: an awkward, and in this case incoherent, effort to satisfy both interests.
A statement released on Wednesday with the IMF's full findings on the UK, known as an Article IV, said: "Most directors underscored the importance of keeping fiscal consolidation on track to preserve credibility, not least in light of the persistent weakness of the fiscal position".
Conference organizers at MEEU realized very early on that the level of scrutiny must be high in order to preserve credibility of the conference and of the host university.
When no one knows things that others don't know, and there are no institutions or practices that can establish and preserve credibility ― as is threatened today with the new dominance of peer-driven social media ― then there is no solid ground for a democratic discourse".
Trainees perceived that requesting frequent/inappropriate support threatened their credibility and used rhetorical strategies to preserve credibility.
