Word: fabrics
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...trade has really shifted from the European side...to the East Asian side,” he said. “This isn’t only the story of China.” He added that China’s success is “built on the fabric of the emergence of East Asia...
...height of the civil war in Iraq, a tidal wave of refugees crossed the border into Syria, changing the face of the capital, Damascus, with their clothing, accents and shell-shocked appearances. Years later, many of the 1.5 million Iraqis remaining in Syria have become a part of the fabric of life. Many own homes or businesses and have children who speak Arabic with a Syrian accent. But one sector of the immigrant population still feels ill at ease: the 400,000 or so Iraqis with ties to the former regime of Saddam Hussein...
...trading desk it has no plans to fully exit the investment-banking business. It still plans to advise clients on mergers and manage stock and bond offerings, as well as complete trades for others. Gorman recently told employees at a town-hall-type meeting, "The heart, the DNA - the fabric of this place - has always been the institutional securities [investment banking] business and, frankly, should always be ... That's our roots." (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
Would you wear a mock-turtleneck catsuit? A ball gown that covers only your lower half? How about a Speedo with a strip of fabric that extends up your torso and around your neck, for an aquatic S&M look...
...nuisance," he told the New York Times, suggesting that the goal was to reach a point at which the specter of al-Qaeda "isn't threatening people's lives every day, and fundamentally, it's something that you continue to fight, but it's not threatening the fabric of your life...