Word: anglo-saxon
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...Still, in a country where being called Anglo-Saxon is often an insult, Sarkozy is openly admiring of the ability of Britain and the U.S. to create millions of jobs, and is promising to deregulate France's labor market in an effort to end what he calls the nation's "immobility." In a pre-election debate on May 2, he singled out the U.K., along with Ireland, Sweden and Denmark, lauding them for their success in combatting unemployment. That sort of attitude drew flak, with opponents painting him as an American-style neoconservative, but that didn't stop him winning...
...Icelandic choir. She sweetly sings, like she does on all her albums, about intimacy, heartache and the lives of couples, both strong and weak. She says that the songs themselves, all in English, couldn't have been sung in any other language. "I spent so much time in an Anglo-Saxon environment that every story told, every emotion, had to be in English." Come tell me a story to unload your glorious grief, she croons on "In Your Back," where you are the valet of honor and I am the thief. While her English is fluent, her way of forming...
...vicious circle of job cuts, sinking morale and political infighting," he says. As for Airbus as a model for industrial cooperation, James Foreman-Peck, a professor at Cardiff Business School who specializes in European industrial policy, says it remains valid. But, he adds, "these days, Airbus just confirms Anglo-Saxon prejudices that governments waste large amounts of taxpayers' money even when they have a good idea...
...considered studying both biological chemistry and economics. But he decided to concentrate in English and American language and literature after attending a lecture by Cogan University Professor Stephen Greenblatt in English 10a, “Major British Writers,” an introductory class in British literature from the Anglo-Saxon era to John Milton. “I think he was discussing ‘The Canterbury Tales,’ and reading with him as the teacher changed the whole thing. I realized I want to do this, I want to read about this tradition. And reading...
...able to see an original (non-subtitled) copy of the 16mm film projected in a theater with quality sound. The excited crowd was comprised most of people in their 20s and 30s, many soixante-huitards (or "68ers," as the now-middle-aged former revolutionaries are known), a few Anglo-Saxon expatriates and anyone else with a life flexible enough to be able to stand in line on a weekday morning...