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face saving

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Noun1.face saving - an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something


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Otherwise, all the valuable time spent on clever marketing will have amounted to little more than a lengthy exercise in face saving.
In an industry characterized by more than its share of scam artists -- direct marketing -- Voxcom was recently given an implied "seal of approval" by the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) which settled an action for a face saving $35,000 after mistakenly including the Company in a sweep of regulatory violators.
 
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