Word: although
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...although he worked hard, Harvey was more than just a student. He was an accomplished musician who played both the trumpet and the piano...
Rose says he always knew Fineberg would end up doing something impressive--although he's surprised his ex-roommate is still at Harvard...
...Republican Congressional leaders announced they would fully support President Clinton's proposal to allocate $435 million to the global $90 billion debt relief initiative. Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the House committee controlling the foreign aid budget, calls this step "the noble thing to do," although it remains unclear what exactly caused this dramatic turnaround after a decade of apprehensions about any such measure...
...government is still holding the bag for Investment and Postal Bank (IPB), which was fully privatized by the time the Social Democrats came to power. It's the kind of privatization that gives sell-offs a bad name. Part of the bank was privatized by the voucher method. Although the state kept a majority stake, that share was subsequently diluted. In 1998 the state unloaded its remaining stake (36.29%) to Nomura, the Japanese investment bank, which resold its shares to a passive Dutch shareholder. At no point did the bank have a strategic investor to oversee its conduct. Depositors panicked...
...Although CyberWorks has several projects on the go, it is pinning its hopes primarily on NOW. Launched initially in London in June, now has so far garnered a lukewarm response. NOW is trying to keep a step ahead of fast-moving times by using broadband, but the rest of Asia is barely connected. "It's like inventing the cart before you have the horse," says Hendale Asia's Lee. "CyberWorks may be too far ahead of its time...