Word: decays
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...train platforms. There, guests can admire The Meeting Place, a 30-ft. (9 m) high bronze statue of two travelers locked in an embrace, or mingle at a dazzling 295-ft. (90 m) champagne bar - Europe's longest. For a station that has survived bombs, bulldozers and decay, it's finally time for a toast...
...Along with many other economists around the globe, however, Naudé adds that letting the dollar's value decay in the medium and longer term will send a terrible message to foreign investors about the U.S. economy as a whole. "In wider terms, the dollar reflects the richness of the American economy, and a cheapened, sliding dollar will eventually send the same economic image out abroad," Naudé says. That could influence the foreign banks and give investors injecting $3 billion worth of capital required every day to keep the U.S. economy growing second thoughts about where they place their...
Evelyn Waugh doesn’t give us exciting heroes. The worlds he sketches are too full of cynicism, decay, and dissipation for shining personalities or unambiguous moral champions. But occasionally he gives us someone that we can get behind, a deeply flawed character who struggles mightily with issues of morality and faith and who eventually sacrifices personal happiness to do his duty. Guy Crouchback, the protagonist of Waugh’s 1950s “Sword of Honor” trilogy, is a specimen of this breed. When the middle-aged gentleman is introduced, he seems unlikely...
...Though no one was hurt in the collapse, it served as a dramatic reminder that the noble fa?ade of country's former power structure is masking advanced decay...
Many are now hoping the worst is over, but it's probable that a long and painful period of correcting the excesses in the credit markets has only just started. After several boom years, we are likely witnessing the early signs of a protracted decay in the world's credit cycle. Odds are, there will be more shocks over the next several months, and rather than starting to hunt for bargains now, investors would be better advised to remain cautious...