Word: suddenness
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...banks as status symbols to impress their neighbors. The United Arab Emirates, which has a population of 1.3 million, had 53 banks in operation last year. Said an American economist who has studied the financial development of the Middle East: "Nowhere else in the world has a rush of sudden wealth almost instantly produced such a number of family banks as happened in the United Arab Emirates...
Throwing his opponents off balance is typical for Marcos, who, as former Philippines Foreign Minister Arturo Tolentino, a dissident member of the K.B.L., puts it, "has always looked at political contests in a military way." Only three weeks ago, Marcos denied firmly that he was contemplating any sudden election move. Many observers attribute his change of heart to pressure from the U.S. Said Marcos' wife Imelda on the eve of her return to Manila from a three-week trip to New York, Rome, Moscow and Tokyo: "I cannot understand why the U.S. is bullying and trying to isolate the President...
...snubbed the do, partly because Russophile Hammer and his nonlocal charity were considered not the right sort. Still, the audiences of royal freaks and Dihard fans who formed at their every stop will remember best the bright moments: Diana clutching at one of her flying-saucer hats as a sudden gust of wind tried to launch it, or the Prince, tongue in cheek, declining to speak for his wife for fear she would be cross with him later. The pair inserted some nice adlibs into the script. Upon being presented with a quilt at one stop, Charles asked...
...style owe nearly everything to its site and architecture," the show explores Dior's designs and influences, featuring early fashions and the artwork that inspired him. Also on show will be original garments from the 22 haute couture collections that Dior presented in the decade before his sudden death from a heart attack in 1957, and creations by his successors, including Yves Saint-Laurent and John Galliano, the house's current creative director. "Christian Dior had a very strong influence in all categories of life," says Jean-Luc Dufresne, the exhibition's curator. "He was not only a leader...
...were disappointed,” Walsh said. “Bing bang boom, and all of a sudden it’s 4-0. It kind of sets a tone like this isn?...