Word: eye
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...fulfill affirmative action quotas, many white-male dominated businesses "steer female and minority workers to the sidelines, making them managers of public and community relations, human resources and, evidently without an eye to the irony, equal employment opportunity." The only women or minorities who seem to make it past the 'glass ceiling' into the 5 percent of non-white-male senior executive level are those who adopt the "chemistry, relationships and collaborations" (and golf handicaps) of the white male. As one CEO put it, "When we find minorities and women who think like we do, we snatch them...
...administration could not simply stay silent on this matter. It would have been politically--not to say morally--untenable for the White House to pursue a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, all the while turning a blind eye to American investment in the one country most adamantly opposed to that peace...
...Marcello, played by Michael Drumheller, lacks personality and expressivity. It is small wonder that the saucy Musetta, played by Penny Rubinfield, proves too much for him in the third act. Rubinfield is a fiesty flirt who uses the low dramatic energy around her to her advantage; she draws every eye to her, both on stage and off, with admirable seconda donna tactics. The conviction and simplicity of Josh Benaim's cameo "coat aria" in the fourth act place the aria closer to Puccini's original intentions than many a bass who overplay the fact that they are singing...
...around like a new man." Barings in Tokyo was the place to be. "There was much more freedom and a lot less compliance," says a former Barings analyst. That kind of volatility, however, flustered the old-line Baring executives who wanted to put the derivatives business under the watchful eye of one of their risk-averse sales experts. "There was no one in Barings top management who understood derivatives," says a former Barings manager. The top brass was weary, but the money being made kept the bank from pulling out of the game altogether. "Barings' problem was that they wanted...
...position but rather a belief that life begins at conception and that abortion is murder. Many people disagree, but it is nonnegotiable for those who concur. Perhaps the candidates can wink at pro-lifers and say, "Trust me, I'll ban abortion once I win," and wink the other eye at pro-choicers and say, "Don't worry, I just need their votes." This means, of course, that at times both eyes are closed...