Word: behemothly
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...full of “wink-winks” and “nudge-nudges” that ultimately we have no idea what he’s trying to tell us. After years of pussyfooting moderateness in the House, he appeared last month with his behemoth Health Care Plan to End All Health Care Plans (not to mention Bush’s tax-cut plan). Gephardt wants very badly to be Clinton. Clinton had so fully mastered the art of chicanery that we all relished those little winks. He was like a magician: we knew we were being bamboozled...
...behemoth like Harvard, change happens slowly, and tradition—in this case, a 300-odd year history of male power—has a strong pull...
...finally settled on a unit in a 1930s apartment building built during Shanghai's last great boom. Once, the Grosvenor House was one of the most prestigious buildings in town, known for its sweeping garden and Art Deco touches. Today it's been eclipsed by the behemoth modern villas that dot the city. But for us, it's home?until it, too, becomes too rich...
...Analysts also wonder how much capital will be left over to save smaller banks if Mizuho's fund raising is successful. The banking behemoth does business with 70% of the companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plus thousands of smaller firms as well. "Mizuho could be the sponge that sucks up all the money," says HSBC's Waterhouse...
...foreign tourists. The first bear we encountered, a ragged eight-footer, ignored us as it lumbered squarely in our path while foraging for blueberries. Our guide fired his rifle into the air to no avail. After an hour's wait in cold drizzle, we crept past the munching behemoth, which glanced at us indifferently. A kilometer or so later, a mother with two cubs charged at us from the far side of a stream but lost interest as we scurried away. "Only if the marmots are out of season will they eat tourists," our guide joked. At least we think...