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...Audi isn't doing too badly in the recession, but sales are down, right? You cannot expect to escape the effects of the market. The luxury market is down by over 30%. I think if you compare our performance in that context, Audi is unquestionably the best performer in the luxury sector in the U.S. We're also selling more expensive cars and customers are buying better-equipped cars. This means on a revenue basis, we are virtually equal to last year, and I'm kind of grateful for that...
...learned that often at Harvard, “Atlanta” generates as much recognition as “Timbuktu,” or perhaps even less—it’s a city that one vaguely remembers hearing about but doesn’t remember in what context. Although I accept jokes at the expense of my being from the uncivilized terrain of the South with a patient smile, I find it a bit frustrating that brilliant Harvard students can be so ignorant about the region. How is it that students who can spew out detailed histories...
...given that the College has typically seen an excess demand for a limited number of seats—whereas community colleges are able to adjust enrollment figures in accordance with applicant numbers—and that the primary surge impelling the surge in enrollment occurred in the context of community colleges...
...jazz player only when I’m inside my cubicle.” Ishiguro’s on-the-spot prose makes for a delicious reading experience, but it functions better as a placeholder for the characters’ context than as a vehicle for their development...
...They want their money to go to things that they really cared about,” Hissey said, defending donor prerogative in the allocation of funds, even in the context of a donor base that viewed Harvard as “very responsible” with its use of resources...