Word: hold
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...nothing to anyone at Goldman Sachs. A lot of people have sounded the death knell for print media, but you disagree. Why? People don't realize how much better a business it was to start with. The worst kind of business is the hit-driven business. One celebrity can hold up your entire enterprise. People are forever tricked into believing that somebody has the magic sauce and must be paid whatever they ask. Businesses such as newspapers, where the content is continuous and you're relying on the value of a franchise rather than a star reporter, are better businesses...
...Every company should publish an annual sustainability report according to an accepted framework,” he said. “We need to hold boards responsible [for] sustainability. This is given lip service...
...conditions this weekend on the river,” Jumper said. “Our first race was a first-place finish, and then our second race we capsized and couldn’t finish...If we finished the race, we did pretty [well]. We were able to hold our own, and it was good practice in that breeze...
...uninsured faces resistance from some of the Senate's more conservative Democrats as well as Olympia Snowe of Maine, the only Republican who has shown any serious interest in supporting the bill. And to get anything over the hurdle of a threatened GOP filibuster, Reid will need to hold together his entire caucus of 60 Democrats. At this point, said a senior Democratic aide, the majority leader is only "cautiously optimistic" that he has the votes to simply bring the bill to the floor - under a normally non-controversial "motion to proceed" - and is still at least several votes short...
...motivator for a violent actor who seeks to die like a martyr is a strong attachment to a community, usually a religious community. There are dozens of reasons for killing, but violent martyrdom is first and foremost about belonging. Strong emotional ties and strong feelings of mutual obligation often hold religious societies together...