Word: keening
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...bathtub and wearing heavy makeup, was displayed recently in New York City and Paris without contest, but the prestigious modern-art museum in London has taken it down while police investigate whether it breaches British obscenity laws. "The officers have specialist experience in this field and are keen to work with gallery management to ensure that they do not inadvertently break the law or cause any offense to their visitors," London's Metropolitan police said in a statement...
...Army sergeant and a nurse, Lewis grew up in Columbus, Ga. He joined the firm that would become Bank of America right after graduating from George State College in 1969. Early on, Lewis' cool demeanor and keen credit judgment caught the eye of the bank's chief executive, Hugh McColl. Soon Lewis became the wingman to McColl's swashbuckling merger ways. McColl would do the deals, and Lewis would parachute in to do the cost-cutting and integration. Along the way, the two built Bank of America to become the country's largest bank in terms of deposits...
Other external factors aim to significantly reduce the influence of collegiate play in American soccer. In the wake of the US’s international competitiveness, professional management companies such as Traffic Sports have begun to taken a keen interest in American youth. Tony Taylor, a member of the current US U20 roster competing in Egypt, cut his ties with Jacksonville University’s soccer squad to turn pro by signing with Traffic. The advent of third-party companies filling in the void of professional opportunities for American youth may help accelerate the decline of college soccer...
...stop exports to Iran. Even if they do, Iran has other options. For one thing, gas-guzzling Iran could cut its consumption. As any visitor can testify, driving across Tehran can take hours in clogged traffic, which barely eases up at night. That's because Iran's regime, keen to keep voters happy, heavily subsidizes gas. Iranians are entitled to 26 gal. (100 L) of fuel a month at 38 cents per gal. (about 10 cents per L) - a tiny fraction of what it costs in the U.S. or Europe. If the U.S. blocked imports of refined gas, Tehran could...
...corporate tax." If Merkel decides to push through reforms, it's bound to put her on a collision course with opposition parties, like the Social Democrats and the ex-communist Left Party, and Germany's powerful trade unions. "There's a wall of political opposition and Germans aren't keen on reform," says Treier...