Sharpton has for nearly 20 years forced himself into an inside seat in New York politics, and although he has many admirable qualities, discretion is not one of them, as is readily apparent here.
What may be admirable qualities of discretion in an age of self-revelation pose a problem for public figures like O'Connor, who are annually invited to speak before countless civic groups, law schools and bar associations.
In contrast, we investigate the influence of the insolvency administrator's remuneration on the ex post outcome and do not distinguish different qualities or discretion of an insolvency administrator.
Further studies analyse the influence of biased judges (Bris et al. 2005; Baird 1986) or the quality and judicial discretion of judges on the ex post outcome of a bankruptcy procedure (Ayotte and Yun 2007; Bernhardt and Nosal 2004).
Managers who fostered innovative, growth-oriented accomplishments shared a set of personal qualities: thoroughness, persistence, discretion, persuasiveness, and comfort with change.
LIKE their country's watchmakers, Swiss banks have enjoyed a reputation for quality, reliability and watertight discretion.
"Our core values of privacy, quality, and security ensure discretion, anonymity, and the highest level of quality for all our clients, including multi-site storage, whereby our clients' deposits are stored in multiple tanks in multiple locations at high security".
The associate said that Mr. Cheney, who always sat in the seat just to the left of Mr. Bush during Cabinet meetings, proved his loyalty and discretion, two qualities prized in the Bush family as much as any other.
So far, Mr. Draghi seems to have many of the same qualities as Mr. Trichet, including discretion born of years of government service and an ability to stand up to political pressure.
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