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Actually, for those people who contend that their House "really is the most overcrowded," what is even harder than understanding Collier's mathematics is being able to see through them and argue against them...
Besides the inclement weather, the linksters had to contend with slow, rain-filmed green and plugged lies...
Judged solely on the balance sheet, Hughes performed brilliantly. Starting with a company worth only $750,000 in 1924, he increased the assets astronomically. Yet many businessmen who have observed Hughes closely contend that his companies succeeded only when he left them alone. There is much to be said for that argument. Since he had little interest in drilling technology, he left Toolco alone; because it had an excellent product, it produced a gusher of profits. By contrast, Hughes meddled so much in RKO and TWA that he ultimately failed there...
Schenk and Rowe both contend that the damage could extend far beyond the site itself. Forging an access road through the garden, they say, and rolling in heavy construction machinery is bound to destroy shrubs and feeder roots even if few trees are chopped down. Moreover, they say, construction workers may not operate with perfect delicacy...
Claudine shortly moved on to Sabich, but in recent months there were signs that their relationship might be foundering. Some Aspenites contend that Claudine's tart tongue and aloofness had made her an outsider among the resort's regulars. Not long ago, Sabich reportedly told a close friend that their relationship was at a crucial point. "It's either going to end," the friend quoted Spider as saying, "or we'll be married within a year." Rumors were flying in Aspen last week that the skier had been considering ordering her and her three children...