Word: grounds
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...venture capitalist (and nonpracticing Mormon) who specializes in attracting money to Utah: "The church needs to recruit adequate labor to drive its business growth beyond the borders of the U.S. But at the same time it has to make sure that it doesn't lose control of the home ground. It's the same problem of resource allocation in new markets faced by any multinational...
...especially Ford as the ideal President, whose love for his family, integrity and courage (he earned a medal of honor in Vietnam) make him the perfect man to lead the free world--and that's before he reveals his ability to pack a powerful punch. On the ground, Glenn Close plays a cool and collected V.P. who has to deal not only with the crisis in the air but also with a power struggle with a Secretary of Defense who seems to have a problem with not being in control himself. There are other strong female actresses, as well...
...ignored the missive. Soon a second Polaroid arrived; this time a gun pointed at poor Mickey's head, the message implicit. Despite the assistant director's rising panic, the producer refused to take action. She sternly responded, "Kill the mutt!" A third picture arrived: Mickey splayed on the ground, eyes closed, the gun lying beside him. Mocha service was promised to be reinstated on a daily basis...
...Morris survey had found that voters would look more kindly on a vacation that included hiking and camping out. Given my own camping experiences, the way I would have interpreted those findings was that American voters were saying, "If I have to try to sleep on the hard ground while being eaten by mosquitoes, why shouldn...
...Vineyard may be rich from movie deals or from Washington law firms rather than rich from CEO salaries, but they're still rich. The voters are aware that none of those guys are lined up at a national park in August, waiting for their turn to sleep on the ground...