Word: bestowal
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...gray, unnamed city (it's shot in Vancouver). Profit, a junior vice president, blackmails, murders and manipulates to remove obstacles and enemies, but his ultimate goal is unclear. While his urge to control is maniacal, he appears to want powers even grander than a mere title like CEO could bestow. The operations of Gracen & Gracen, "a family company," are shrouded in mystery. They simply "acquire"--businesses, information and, of course, souls...
...need to positively respond to our wishes in both word and deed. In exchange, we would honor your with our respect and admiration. These are valuable items, and I hope that you would be honored to receive them. I only await the day when I, and other students, can bestow them. --Stephanie B. Russek...
Currently, 70 percent of graduating law students achieve the minimum grade point average to receive a cum laude degree. With that ridiculous fact staring them in the face, Law School faculty members overwhelmingly voted to bestow honors upon only 40 percent of the graduating class...
...chief health-care idea is Medical Savings Accounts, which unsurprisingly bestow new rewards on those whose good health might well be termed an accident of birth. His plan would push people toward catastrophic-protection insurance polices with very high deductibles--say, $3,000. Medical bills up to this amount would be paid from tax-free accounts into which employers and employees contribute. Since people could keep what they saved below the $3,000 and invest it tax-free like an IRA, they'd have every incentive to be smart medical shoppers...
...Caribbean, a young Inca girl, almost a woman, was trudging up the steep slopes of Mount Ampato (elev. 20,700 ft.), in what is now southern Peru, knowing that her life would come to an end at the summit. Her sacrifice, considered the greatest honor her people could bestow, would appease the mountain god--the source of good fortune (in the form of rain to bless the crops) and terror (snowstorms, earthquakes and avalanches) to Inca culture. Did she march bravely to the center of the ceremonial platform, or was she dragged there in a drugged stupor? Was she killed...