Word: held
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most effective weapons are often the ones never used. Just ask French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In advance of the G-20 summit held in London last week, Sarkozy threatened to storm out of the talks if hedge funds weren't put on a tight leash as part of efforts to cope with the global financial crisis. Leaders agreed to regulate hedge funds more tightly - and Sarkozy remained in his chair...
...quick replacement of the dollar as the world's No. 1 currency doesn't seem likely either. Statistics from the IMF show that the percentage of global currency reserves held in dollars has been declining in recent years - but only marginally. Dollars accounted for 64% of the world's currency reserves at the end of 2008, down from 67% three years earlier. There remains great incentive for countries with large dollar reserves, like China and Japan, to continue to invest in dollar assets to preserve the value of their holdings. Besides, replacing the dollar would demand a level of cooperation...
...very fact of Wagoner’s resignation serves as a reminder that executives can be held accountable for their performance. Wagoner was one of the most visible CEOs making bad decisions and, until now, receiving little chastisement for it. While it will not likely be repeated in every company that is doing poorly, a resignation like Wagoner’s tells executives in other industries, especially corporate finance, that their jobs are still contingent on performance. If they do not lead their companies to success, they will be held responsible...
...like to say we held our own,” said Lindsay M. Garber ’11, who organized the event for the Democrats. “We kept it close a couple times, but they were very clearly the winners and we gave them props for that...
...team in the country and we were able to play with them,” Flynn said. “The score was not reflective of the game. It was much more of a battle than what the score leads on to be.” The Crimson held its own against the Quakers in the beginning of the game, keeping the score within a one-point margin for the first twenty minutes. After Penn scored its first goal only two minutes into the contest, freshman Tyler Petropulos answered back for Harvard, scoring two unassisted goals to bring the Crimson...