Sentence examples for the values of work from inspiring English sources

Sarkozy choice of the values of work as a key campaign theme is a delicate balancing act.

This appeared to set the tone for a campaign that would pitch the values of "work" against a so-called benefits culture of people being mollycoddled by the state.

His unpopularity stems from his abrasive personality and his label as "president of the rich", as well as a lacklustre economic record – having promised to restore the values of work and reward, he left France with many more unemployed.

A Communist newspaper and various commentators likened the president to Marshal Pétain, the leader of France's Nazi collaborationist Vichy regime in the 1940s, for trying to appropriate the "values of work" for the right.

He must also get around his lacklustre economic record in office – he promised to restore the values of work and reward, yet left France with many more unemployed – as well as judicial investigations into party financing relating to his 2012 presidential campaign, in which he denies any wrongdoing.

He said the dirty secret of the coalition government was the way in which it preached the values of work and lower deficits, yet "today, there are more men and women – half a million – who have been out of work for over two years than at any time for 16 years, in fact since the Labour government took office in May 1997".

In fact in the speech announcing her selection, he called her emblematic of "the hopes and the values of working people".

"I think the key is that unions encourage members to be active, with candidates who stand for the values of working people, regardless of any endorsement they make.

I'd like to give a shout out to my parents, who taught me the values of working hard and staying true to yourself.

Never underestimate the value of work experience.

We believed in the value of work, education, family.