Word: footholds
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...realized that the more cash he could earn to buy food to keep Iraqis from starving, the more hard currency reserves, into which he had been dipping, could be used for the Republican Guards. French and Russian companies are betting that pumping oil now will give them a permanent foothold in Iraq's rich oil fields when sanctions are finally lifted. France is still smarting at being shut out of the Saudi and Kuwaiti markets after the Gulf War, and both France and Russia would like nothing better than to keep the U.S. out of Iraq's oil fields...
...realized that the more cash he could earn to buy food to keep Iraqis from starving, the more hard currency reserves -- into which he had been dipping -- could be used for the Republican Guards. French and Russian companies are betting that pumping oil now will give them a permanent foothold in Iraq's rich oil fields when sanctions are finally lifted. France is still smarting at being shut out of the Saudi and Kuwaiti markets after the Gulf War, and both France and Russia would like nothing better than to keep the U.S. out of Iraq's oil fields...
...dimmer view; a News Corp. statement said, "Murdoch did not agree with many of Patten's positions." Even though Macmillan Ltd. eagerly snapped up the book, Murdoch's decision could have a chilling effect. As one agent noted, "HarperCollins is not the only company trying to get a foothold in the Chinese market." Patten is suing for breach of contract...
...dimmer view; a News Corp. statement said, "Murdoch did not agree with many of Patten's positions." Even though Macmillan Ltd. eagerly snapped up the book, Murdoch's decision could have a chilling effect. As one agent noted, "HarperCollins is not the only company trying to get a foothold in the Chinese market." Patten is suing for breach of contract...
...magazine began to gain a foothold the following year. Students now referred to the magazine as "F.M." Molly B. Confer '94, magazine editor, characterizes Fifteen Minutes in 1993 as "something between The Crimson and the Lampoon." That April, the magazine interviewed...