Word: leveller
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...unfair to blame Germany for holding everyone back," says Elmar Brok, a German member of the European Parliament with Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union. "We are already doing a lot at home, both federally and at state level. And we are doing it differently to the U.S., because we have made a lot of bank guarantees. But we also need to think about repaying our debts. Who will do it? The next generation...
...idea that car sales are going to go back to the 16 million level even if GDP begins to grow rapidly is a pipe dream. Americans realize that a well-built, well-maintained car is good for 100,000 miles or more and perhaps six or seven years of use. Americans are learning that the hard way because they can't afford new cars, but it is a lesson which is not likely to be unlearned. People are going to keep cars longer and fewer new cars are going to be sold. America's car companies are in a better...
...billions of dollars in sales a year with only a very modest investment. A car owner who has a vehicle that was made in 2005 with 80,000 miles on it can probably be made nearly new. It can certainly by rebuilt so that it is at the level that a "certified pre-owned" car is. Most of the auto dealers take low mileage trade-ins and, after a few modest repairs, sell them as nearly new. They even carry a warranty. A car dealer with skilled mechanics and parts from the original manufacturer can take a four- or five...
...public sphere can do for the greater community in which they reside. “I want the New York Philharmonic to be more than an orchestra that happens to be in New York. I want the New York Philharmonic to mean something for all New Yorkers on some level,” he said. “An orchestra performing at the highest level should be a source of civic pride.” Throughout the course of the conversation, Gilbert offered up a personal account of the opportunities that the arts community at Harvard can provide, not just...
...when they make an effort to appear both strong and feminine. Beyoncé—she of the reflective fabrics, hair extensions, and mis-accented given name and, of course, The Booty—knows a thing or two about navigating the waters between independence and the expected level of feminine passivity. For Beyoncé (at least publicly) being a woman is a complicated charge, so difficult to navigate that it is often easier to section parts of herself off from the whole rather than try to keep all of the pieces together. She is both resolute and self...