Word: arounder
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...When Hands bought the 113-year-old British company in August 2007 - just before the credit crunch hit - both he and Citigroup expected he'd be able to finance the $4.2 billion in debt he'd taken on to close the deal. Hands also believed he could quickly turn around EMI's long-struggling record division...
...little more than a year after Merrill Lynch was officially swallowed by Bank of America, many of the executives of the once storied Wall Street firm - which used the animal that is synonymous with rising stock markets as its mascot - have landed in leadership positions around the financial world...
When Lyman’s enthusiasm builds during Benjamin’s adventures, the performance borders on the campy; he prances around stage wearing bright red boots, a muscle shirt, and a veil tied around his waist like a skirt—elements that drift both in action and appearance from the aesthetic of the 1930s...
...that Edward is following her. This scene is testimony to Stewart’s acting abilities: the motorcycle she was riding was nailed to a moving trailer, and when asked to “arbitrarily turn her head,” she panted longingly as she whipped her hair around. The visual effects crew then shot Edward on a green screen and projected his image onto a cloud of computer particles in the shape of a blurred candle flame so that he would seem more transparent. This effect also facilitated the illusion of Edward’s image blowing away...
...close aides moving into a posh Colombo hotel during the evening of Jan. 26, election day. The hotel was soon surrounded by military. Fonseka complained that there was a threat to his life and that the government was limiting his movements. Authorities claimed that security had been increased around the hotel as a precaution, although several former military officers working on the Fonseka campaign were arrested as they left the hotel. The drama ended late in the evening on Jan. 27 when Fonseka finally left the hotel, although the war of words between the two sides has escalated since...