Word: opportunistic
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Jeffords is an unprincipled political opportunist who took the easy way out. The self-sacrificing, heroic thing would have been to stick out the battle within his own camp and quietly use his talents and creativity to reform his colleagues and alter the direction of the party as a member of which he was elected. WALLACE L. MCKEEHAN Bellaire, Texas
...tells a story in a straightforward, clean manner that will keep you reading through one sitting. To do it he gives the characters personalities: Paris as adolescent dumbbell, Helen as the ultimate trophy wife who remains stately even while succumbing to an absurd love, and Agamemnon, the opportunist who seeks to consolidate his power. Thus, inevitable historical events seem born out of human mistakes and desires. Throw in some PG-13 sex scenes and a few animal sacrifices, and you've got a good book...
...successsful start-ups under his belt. The first, the football site Soccernet, is now part of Disney's online kingdom. His current project, the education site Schoolsnet, was valued at $60 million in a financing round last year. Who is this kid? A nerd? A spoiled brat? A calculating opportunist? And what can he possibly do for an encore...
...Equal opportunist...
...Indoor Plumbing." St. John and Davis, both students at Florida State University, figure they can sleep on the floor for a couple of nights if it means a cool $300 for them. St. John had decided to cut class to hawk the apartment, while Davis - perhaps the bigger opportunist of the two - claimed the rental scheme actually counts as a class project...