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Gould depicted Sharon as a "great and good man . . . an asset too precious to be defiled by lies and half-truths." He told the jury: "Your verdict will do much to determine whether he'll go down in history as a great man, a great soldier, a savior of his country or as a kind of monster, another Herod." Sharon's approval of the decision to send the Phalangists into the camps, he said, was made while "bullets were flying and guys were dying." Said Gould: "He's not making the kind of decisions you make as an editor...
...bank's most important asset is not the cash in its vaults, but its customers' confidence. In the past few hectic months, some bankers have made heavy withdrawals from their confidence accounts. Financial leaders must now show that they can use their freedom from regulation to rebuild a strong and stable banking system...
...Crimson's fast-paced game--the squad's greatest asset this season--baffled a helpless Bulldog defense...
Ronald Reagan's greatest asset is his charm-something that flows naturally from him but that he can wield as effectively as a sharp rapier. I watched him charm a dinner table in June this year, a mixed group that included the coach of football's Dallas Cowboys and a Hollywood magnate as well as the guest of honor, Madame Jayewardene, wife of the President of Sri Lanka. She was very shy and ill at ease, but President Reagan, though tired from a day's travel, quickly sensed her anxiety and took it upon himself to entertain...
While ferns are a valuable asset to oilmen, coal producers use them to judge the quality of coal deposits...