Word: dirt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With visions of palm trees and large paychecks dancing in his head, he sent Roblan a $295 fee, told his landlord he'd be moving soon, sold the family furniture and even parted with his cherished dirt bike. He was so confident of a job that he got an out-of-work electrician friend, Roy Allen, and Roy's father to sign up. As soon as the three had paid their fees, however, the trouble started. They say Roblan began evading their phone calls and later reneged on the promises made by the phone-sales staff. Only...
...GOLD RUSH IS ON. BUT INSTEAD OF GOING WEST, prospectors hoping to strike pay dirt are heading to the Far East. With an economy expanding 12% a year and an untapped market of 1 billion consumers, China once again is becoming a dream destination for companies from a host of Western countries, including the U.S., Germany, France and Sweden. After being repelled by an unfavorable business climate in the wake of the Tiananmen crackdown, U.S. firms are now among the most enthusiastic newcomers to Chinese shores. Last Tuesday AT&T signed a tentative agreement with China's State Planning Commission...
...cluttered the floor. The owners were friendly and the selection unbelievable. Generations of students fought Coop hegemony by buying their books at The Book Case. It was tough to spend less than an hour crawling around the subterranean stacks and impossible to leave without making at least one great, dirt-cheap find...
...true that a nominee's record and background often give good indications of job performance. But the fascination with public figures goes deeper than that. There's something appealing about finding out the intimate details about celebrities--you never know when dirt might appear. It was with a certain zeal that millions of Americans called their senators to complain about Zoe Baird's yuppie hubris. And it was with a certain satisfaction that those same Americans watched Baird decline her nomination...
...contrast to other booming Asian cities that teem with noise, dirt and crowds, Singapore is orderly, regimented, well-planned -- and rather boring. With low pollution, lush tropical greenery, a mix of modern skyscrapers and colonial-era buildings, the city resembles a clean and efficient theme park; even the subway stations are as spotless and shiny as Disney World. There are no traffic jams, even during rush hours. The multiracial population -- 78% Chinese, 14% Malay, 7% Indian -- uses English widely...