Word: meaninglessness
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...promoter from Brooklyn who quit school at 14 to support his mother, was a millionaire at 29 and now, at 55 says he hasn't the faintest idea how much he is worth. "After the first million," explains Hirshhorn, "unless a man loves money, it's all meaningless." Last week Promoter Hirshhorn signed a multimillion-dollar agreement that had plenty of meaning, as well as money, for him. The deal will make him the No. 1 uranium producer of Canada, if not the world...
...pesos to put cattle on his 70,000 acres, but could not raise the money since U.S. investors argued that cattle are the first victims of civil disturbances. Chile, whose forests and minerals beckon paper and chemical industries, has liberal tax-exemption provisions for foreign capital. But they are meaningless, since employers must add 25% to their government-cushioned wage bills in the form of social-security payments. Brazil is so queasy about foreign exploitation that citizens married to foreigners may not even own oil stocks. Result: Brazil's potentially rich oil reserves are virtually untapped...
Many students feel that the present plan of releasing exact rank and course scores to prospective employers places undue emphasis on actually meaningless grade differences. "The difference between a high C and a low C may only be a few points," Glenn said, "but it represents several hundred places on the rank list. Since the law firms tend to emphasize class standing, a student is under constant pressure to improve his grades...
...weeks ago, in a "meaningless" league game that did not effect the league standings and had no bearing on the championship, the Lions had worked their old hex on the Browns, winning the game, in a driving snowstorm, by 14 to 10. Brilliant Quarterback Bobby Layne (TIME, Nov. 29), passing as if it were a calm, dry day, completed six passes in the closing minutes to put over the winning touchdown. This "preview," as it turned out, was highly deceptive. On the day of the championship this week, when they came to grips on the same field...
Into the theater's greedy maw has gone too much; what emerges, however hardhitting, seems' too meaningless. For all its force, The Bad Seed betokens neither art nor life; for all its grimness, it can only be classified as entertainment...