Word: huges
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Takeshita, condemned in public opinion polls for his involvement in and handling of a huge stock and bribery scandal, announced earlier yesterday he was resigning "to restore the people's trust in government...
...firm, which has 20 employees, planned the reconstruction of a university campus outside of Lima, Peru, and drafted a master plan for Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, after it was hit by a huge quake...
...Brady, "a man who would think nothing of starting off a meal with a bottle of Moet et Chandon just for himself, followed by a Boudin Noir aux Pommes (blood sausage with apples), then a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau to help wash down a Terrine de Canard and a huge porterhouse steak, and finally a Mousse a l'Armagnac, followed by four or five glasses of Calvados, and several cups of very black coffee...
Japan is no different from other industrialized countries in permitting individual and corporate contributions to politicians, parties and causes. But the amounts allowed in Japanese politics are large by any measure, and the system has long tentacles. Takeshita, like other L.D.P. faction leaders, used the huge sums he raised to aid the political careers of lower-ranking members in his faction...
...Matthew's Passion is monumental and unique in the history of Western music," Marvin says. "Not only does Bach elaborate on the chorales, which are the center of the work, but the whole performance is a huge undertaking. That's one reason it's rare that undergraduates perform the piece. We've had to raise a great deal of money to arrange for the soloists and the orchestra, not to mention the amount of time and practice that has gone into perfecting...