Word: envious
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...free to issue credit cards through banks. As MasterCard general counsel Noah Hanft says of Justice's fix, however, "it's a remedy that seems catered to suit the needs of Amex." Amex is not an official party to the suit, though its lawyers attend and--an envious Visa official points out--bring seat cushions for the courtroom's wooden pews...
...This was probably not an election mover, as close as the race appears to be - though both presidential candidates should be thrilled with their seconds in the morning. They should be envious too, and a little embarrassed. The sole vice-presidential debate of the 2000 presidential election was a cleanser of the political palate for any voter who watched it. And if Al Gore really has irrevocably expanded the role of the vice president in governing America, that torch will be well carried no matter who is the victor in November...
...children's literature and publishing. Rowling's books are more ambitious and challenging than Stine's. That simply means the two authors do their jobs in different ways, but Rowling's method is currently the gold standard. Stine professes himself "thrilled" by Rowling's success and not at all envious, but expresses impatience at those who have praised the Potter books for finally enticing boys to read: "It surprises me that people have such a short memory. It was only a couple of years ago when boys were going nuts for Goosebumps...
...Japan's top scientists are envious of Nakamura. Like him, they feel stifled by a system at home that favors seniority over merit and product development over innovative research. While the country trains twice as many scientists and engineers as the U.S. does, Japan has produced only five Nobel-prizewinning scientists--the same number as tiny Belgium. And most of those laureates spent significant time overseas...
...romantic cult of Gusmao is not without its detractors. The air around him is musky with the appeal of the poet-warrior, and some of Gusmao's fellow leaders in the National Council for Timorese Resistance, or CNRT, the umbrella group that campaigned for independence last year, are envious of the attention he receives. Others criticize his personalized, overly emotional approach to politics. "If people saw the way he handles meetings," says Jose Ramos-Horta, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize with Bishop Carlos Belo and represented the East Timorese cause overseas for 24 years. The more populist Gusmao...