Word: ironclads
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...CHECK THE TYPE OF DEED There are many kinds of deed in Thailand, and this can affect both price and how ironclad your claim to the land is. Chanot ti din' means the land has been surveyed properly, and this is the best type of title to have. But there are many other types, such as Nor Sor and Nor Sor 3 Kor, which indicate imprecise boundaries. Sor Kor titles bestow little more than squatter's rights...
...meek back-room brain. As former U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq, he was described by colleagues as a "consummate professional," tough enough to grind down Iraqis who tried to stymie the inspections. Was he hiding something or being pressured to? Or, given what colleagues describe as his ironclad commitment to telling the truth, did he regret what he had told the BBC or the committee? Or was he simply the victim of crippling depression? Blair, asking for "respect and restraint," announced a high-level judicial inquiry into Kelly's death, as the rest of the country awaited the spy novel...
...Before the Committee, he either had to take responsibility for that - and humiliate himself publicly - or back up Gilligan, which would contradict what he had already told the Ministry of Defense. He might also have accused Gilligan of making it all up. For a man whose colleagues recall an ironclad commitment to the truth, this was a terrible dilemma - and it showed. One friend who saw Kelly the day before his testimony said he was "very worried" about his state of mind. During the hearing, he chose to slalom through the questions: without trashing Gilligan, he tried to back...
...more than 30 years, Fred McFeely Rogers zipped his cardigan, replaced his shoes, and taught children how to come to terms with a sometimes-frightening world. With songs, educational films delivered by the speedy deliveryman and an ironclad routine of clothes-changing, fish-feeding and trolley visits to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood lent our young lives a reassuring sense of order. It was not the use of stunning visual effects, the gripping nature of the plot line, or the intensity of the characters that kept us watching the man who played piano when he?...
...Swiss bank account no longer offers the ironclad protection it used to. Embarrassed by its image as the banker of choice for Third World tyrants and organized criminals, over the past decade Switzerland has introduced a raft of legislation designed to clean up its status as a financial haven, including anti-money-laundering laws that are among the toughest anywhere. The country now routinely cooperates in international criminal cases and has taken major steps after Sept. 11 to help track the financing of terrorism...