Word: booning
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...wields it recklessly, bringing credibility to a character that would surely appear flat and lifeless in less talented hands. David Locke is a journalist covering a conflict in an unnamed Northern African nation. Bored with his work as he is with his life, he finds an unexpected boon in the death of his neighbor at his tiny hotel. Banking on his striking resemblance to the late Brit, he swaps passport pictures and sets off into his new life. Unfortunately for his peace of mind, his new persona was a gun-runner to the guerillas in the selfsame country...
...though usually only the best students took the initiative or possessed the language abilities to read them. Qun Hao, a foreign books librarian at Fudan, said many professors have already started to use them to teach in class. According to Hao, many students say the books have been a boon for the university, especially the law school books, with cases and contents that are fresh and original. When asked if Fudan had purchased books from other world-renowned universities, Hao said in Mandarin, “Perhaps 200-300 from MIT, but basically just Harvard.” The librarians...
Murakami’s increased acclaim in the U.S. has earned him star-like perks—he’s prestigious enough that his very presence is a boon for universities like Harvard—but he remains wary of his fame...
Kraybill told me the churches next year will rule on the use of Rollerblades, which the Amish of Lancaster are increasingly getting into via another loophole, involving rules on rubber wheels for transportation. This, I think, could be a boon for Lancaster tourism. Sure, handcrafted furniture and farm-fresh produce is nice, but if I'm driving all the way to Pennsylvania, I want to see bearded men in eight-piece suits blading around while chatting on their cellies. Kraybill also said Wal-Mart is poised to come to the Buck, a new local shopping center. Should its proposal...
Michael has been a superb leader of our colleagues in Washington and a boon companion to his colleagues in New York City. I once said to Michael that I regretted that I had never got a chance to work for him in Washington. He smiled and said nothing, most likely because he knew that on the busiest news weeks out of Washington, I actually did work for him. I just didn't realize...