However, a handwritten card adds a more personalized touch, and may be more appropriate for some circumstances for instance, if you are a small business owner, or when expressing gratitude for substantial donations.
And, when you're an entrepreneur, self-reflection, compassion, perspective, checking for understanding, and practicing gratitude can have a substantial effect on your business and relationships.
"We're spending billions of dollars on AIDS," the expert said — an effort that could generate considerable gratitude in African countries with substantial Muslim populations, such as Somalia and Nigeria.
Perhaps there are some moderate Conservative voters who are grateful to Clegg for ensuring a greater focus on social justice, but there are few indications such gratitude will lead to a substantial switch of support from Tory to Lib Dem.
Beyond gratitude, the donors also probably got substantial tax benefits for their contributions.
The sport owes Channel 4 a huge debt of gratitude for its valued support and substantial contribution to horseracing over three decades.
Out of gratitude, some of them said, they gave substantial amounts of their salaries to Dr. Lenz.
In the cases of two other directors with substantial credits in both sizes of image, there was also a strong element of gratitude.
To him, all of us who have worked within or alongside this framework owe a very substantial debt; and that is something which I personally find pleasure in acknowledging with gratitude.
On behalf of the entire Johns Hopkins community, I express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Mike Bloomberg, and reaffirm our sincere determination, in word and in deed, to vindicate the very substantial trust he has reposed in us.
