Word: frequentative
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...Sega have taken Western-style restructuring to heart. The government is letting more companies fall under foreign control, including top financial institutions like Shinsei Bank and consumer-electronics maker Denon. U.S. firms have surpassed mighty Nomura Securities in domestic stock underwriting and merger advice. Corporate bankruptcies are more frequent, as are takeovers--sorely needed to clear away deadwood and reinvigorate competition...
...government doesn't act, corporations will. Delta and American Airlines already provide separate lines for premium passengers; Heathrow Airport in London has an iris scan for people who have registered their eyeballs. An airline-industry association is at work on a Trusted Traveler card. Do we really want frequent-flyer status to be the basis for security decisions, or more plastic cards joining the too many we already have...
...blessed to be there. But both were trials for Sanders. Inside and out, they alternately reeked of prison or temptation. Within a five-block radius of the second shelter, there were three crack houses. Directly outside the shelter, men worked the corner, smoking and doping. Police made frequent sweeps, stopping whoever wasn't in motion. Sanders was careful not to pause. Even so, over the course of three months, he was searched twice. He was polite and compliant; he joked about how his orange wallet looked nothing like a gun. He was clean both times but so shaken...
Winter break brought frequent bouts of family, friends and cable television, the last of which Dartboard found especially intriguing. Among the personalities on cable, Dartboard was captivated by pop princess Britney Spears...
...plastic surgery.” Yet Dartboard was not discouraged and her resolution remained firmly established: Would start Zone Diet limiting carbs to one Cheerio. Would run five miles each day. Would not be intimidated by the “over 200-lb muscle-bound club” who frequent the weight room and would lift away. Would achieve the Britney Bod. (Dartboard heard inspirational music at this time...