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Word: nahyan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clients are honest, but they are totally indifferent to the value of money," complains Tom Evans of the oil-rich Arab sheiks whose sumptuous private planes are serviced by his Houston-based firm. One of his customers is Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, president of the United Arab Emirates, who paid $10 million in 1974 for a Grumman Gulfstream II, equipped with royal blue morocco-leather seats and gold seat-belt buckles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Jet Lag | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

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