Word: benz
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...Club has been separating gambling-crazy locals from their cash for 118 years. Yet most Special Administrative Region residents speak of the horse-racing monopoly not with resentment but with a hint of veneration. When toting up personal possessions signifying ascendance in Hong Kong society, along with the Mercedes-Benz and the house on the Peak goes a Jockey Club membership card. Access to the club's posh dining rooms and exclusive turfside suites is an honor generally reserved for the ?lite, the wealthy and the connected...
Still, Ford needs to sell more PAG cars, and that "all depends on consumers," says Garel Rhys, an industry expert at the Cardiff Business School. "The cars have to be aspirational." Demand has to be kept high and slightly ahead of supply. Rivals like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus have moderate to expensive models under one brand, but with its PAG cars, Ford offers a similar price range divided among four brands. Reitzle says his products fit into every premium niche and still retain their exclusivity. While competitors are stretching - and possibly overstretching - their brands from...
After a moment’s hesitation, he heads for the driver’s seat. She gulps. He slips the car into gear. The Benz purrs...
...there’s no turn-around. We’ve entered the hell that is Logan’s road system. As the Benz exits the terminal parking lot, we scan ahead for a chance to turn...
Only the return of the car’s owner—prestigious law professor Charles Ogletree, as it turns out—ends the short, unhappy bout with Benz-sitting. Ogletree gives us a lift back to Cambridge, where we find the Gellis family Volvo waiting...