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respectably

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In a respectable manner.

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But maybe the biggest idea that should linger from this is: there is much more value in competent individuals doing their jobs, being paid respectably and treated with respect than most people ever realize.

It is still the poorest country in South Asia; its income has grown respectably, though not quickly; and it has had a civil war.

In the red corner Reprints Related items Northern Rock: Hocking the RockJan 24th 2008 Economics focus: Faulty powersJan 24th 2008Tempering this bleak message, official statistics published this week showed that the economy was still growing respectably in the final three months of 2007.

Most forecasters think Britain's economy will continue to grow respectably (see article).

Overall, Law and Justice did respectably, especially in rural areas.

One old-timer, now respectably dressed, fondly recollects a variation that involved six or more masseuses "healing" one person simultaneously.The parade of GreatsWhat kept Esalen highbrow, however, was a steady influx of intellectual heavyweights, many of them Jewish European émigrés.

The Conservatives secured a respectably close third place in Oldham in the May 2010 general elections, only a couple of thousand votes behind the winning Labour candidate, in part because they had a good candidate in Kashif Ali, a clever, unstuffy and eloquent barrister who is also a "local lad", born and bred among the sizeable Asian community in Oldham.

Mrs Carnahan has done quite respectably in her two years.

This has dropped by nearly 3% since spring 1998 even though the economy has grown respectably over most of this period.The Treasury argues that the effect of the directive in reducing hours has now largely run its course.

Mr Aso's chances are helped by the fact that he performed respectably in the last party leadership election in 2007, despite losing to Mr Fukuda, and that he has assiduously courted the LDP's prefectural chapters, which cast over one-quarter of the votes in the leadership election.

And, by studying its surroundings, it could work out what looked like the safest route that was also in approximately the right direction.Although Stanley carried off the laurels, the other four finishers did respectably.

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