Word: dwarfs
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...open book." The communist northern tier of a peninsula once known as the Hermit Kingdom has lived up to that name with a vengeance, enveloping its 22 million people in a bell jar of propaganda, thought control and mythology glorifying the Kims, often in public pageants that would dwarf a Cecil B. DeMille production. What factions may exist in the leadership, who controls them and what they stand for -- all are practically pure guesswork on the part of the most diligent outside intelligence analysts. What is reputed about Jong Il -- known as the Dear Leader -- is itself a mass...
...upgrade to staff pension plans and corresponding reduction in faculty pensions. Some professor pensions dwarf staff pensions by such a margin that the University could be in violation of antidiscrimination laws...
Some faculty pensions dwarf staff pensions bysuch a margin that Harvard may be in violation ofanti-discrimination laws because of thedifference, according to Rudenstine...
...good seemed to dwarf any consideration ofharm or risk. By the standards of the era it doesnot seem to be egregious, but by today's standardit's totally wrong," he said...
...economists are predicting that by the end of the decade, Latin America will be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. And with 80% of Latin America located east of Miami, the city is poised to be a major beneficiary. "Miami's boom in the '90s will dwarf the flight capital from Latin America that came in the '70s," predicts economist Lasaga. "Real business is coming through now, not just bank deposits...