LIVERPOOL must go through with world-class schemes like the Fourth Grace or Kings Dock or risk
losing face.
Bush is afraid of
losing face if he fails to attack Iraq,'' adding that protest was a peaceful action.
The traditional fear of
losing face (shame) if a program does not succeed will make the task of program evaluation even more difficult.
The American administration must somehow extract itself from the Yugoslav crisis without
losing face.
Ego, false pride, fear of
losing face or other extraneous reasons should not be allowed to obscure realization of the fallacy of the present course and vision of more appropriate ways to ease or alleviate the regional problems.
But if Clinton wants to avoid the trap fallen into by previous presidents like Lyndon Johnson -- who, for fear of
losing face, failed to pull out of Vietnam even when it became apparent that the United States was losing the war -- Clinton should take the courageous step of placing NATO enlargement on hold while an alternative is considered.
The MTA cannot accept a low price without
losing face, and as a public agency would have to answer to charges that it may have given up too much for too little.
First, when the proposed acquisition was made public early on, managers seemed concerned about
losing face if it fell through.
But
losing face with your girl is not so bad when you've another five to turn to.
This is no recourse other than to wait until someone decides to take the extra step to really help a problem get resolved without
losing face over it.
The simple fact is, no-one had the guts to stand by Behe for fear of
losing face in the scientific community.
