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...Simply put, several hours of modeling a number of oil fields, their refineries, transport assets and the like came down to one question: Is the government going to screw us at the first available opportunity? This country’s attractiveness to investors hinged on the greed of its government. Judging from this example, those firms that do get their money’s worth in Central Asia will be the lucky few. And they are likely to be Chinese, since it is seldom wise even for the greediest of Central Asian bureaucrats to anger a larger, more powerful neighbor?...
...Over the book's course the characters change in subtle ways. Fone goes from the book's main character to being its Hero, just as Smiley's foolishness has an almost saintly quality to it and even Phoney's plots are revealed as more complex than simple greed...
...mission more challenging than mere CIA work: His task is to last 15 weeks proving himself in NBC’s “The Apprentice,” a gold-gilded world dominated by Donald “The Donald” Trump and the gospel of greed...
...Florida, U.S. I don't understand why we should protect and save the big cats, which are fierce man-eaters, while we kill and eat cattle, which are innocent grass eaters. Goichi Fukui Miura, Japan It is outrageous that any conservationist could condone trophy hunting. Animal charities show their greed if they tolerate this practice. You noted that hunters pay as much as $80,000 to shoot a lion in Tanzania (where the per capita income is around $600). What is an individual's life worth there? Local communities should be encouraged to earn money through sustainable tourism and agriculture...
...ancient Greek games symbolized the Olympian heights man was able to attain in a golden age [Aug. 9]. It is unfortunate that greed and corruption have found their way into the modern Olympic Games. The quest for glory has made some athletes use banned drugs or other performance-enhancing products. The Games offer us a rare opportunity for unity and a chance to prove that we are worthy inheritors of the Greek ancestors who left a noble history. G.A. AMADI Aba, Nigeria...