"But we are damn sure going to spend and do everything necessary to win the wars we are in, to care properly for our wounded warriors, and to restore excellence in our nuclear stewardship," he said.
When wise and kindly men die, who will restore disappeared excellence to its throne?
The founder of the Alexandria Trust, a London-based charity, Mr. Khalil wants to "restore the excellence in learning and culture in the Arab region" by starting an online publication devoted to covering higher education.
In particular, he wanted to restore its excellence, integrity and pride by making it more efficient, more accountable and more relevant to the needs of all its 192 members, including the weightiest of all the United States without whose support the UN can do little.It is easy to forget the antipathy to the UN that existed in many American circles when Mr Ban first took over.
The primal excellence restored, the essential man is There: entering this sphere, he has associated himself with the reasoning phase of his nature and this he will lead up into likeness with his highest self, as far as earthly mind is capable, so that if possible it shall never be inclined to, and at the least never adopt, any course displeasing to its overlord.
A good deal of progress has been made in recent years in restoring global competitiveness, jobs, and excellence in innovation in this sector.
It was the second annual ceremony at City Hall in which the commission gave awards for excellence to the owners, architects and officials responsible for restoring or remodeling individually designated landmarks and properties in historic districts.
For more than two decades, Mr. Hodgson has worked to restore selection pressure for excellence in British cheeses.
Tougher admissions requirements to the City University of New York, which had previously accepted almost all city applicants automatically, actually increased enrollments and is showing signs of restoring City College, once the system's crown jewel, to the ranks of academic excellence.
The Nigerians are also deal makers par excellence: their peacekeeping operations are as much business ventures as exercises in restoring law and order.
