Word: prided
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...banking system as the soundest in the world. The U.S. came in at No. 40, and Germany and Britain ranked 39 and 44, respectively. (Switzerland was No. 16, just ahead of Namibia.) "For Canadian banks, having higher capital ratios than anyone else in the world is a source of pride," says analyst Mario Mendonca with Toronto-based investment bank Genuity Capital Markets. (Read "Four Steps to Ending the Foreclosure Crisis...
...father (voiced by the late Bernie Mac, whose Soul Men also opened today) is being challenged by the devious, Scar-like Makunga (Alec Baldwin). Manhattanite Alex must take the maturing journey from friendly stranger to source of family humiliation and finally to community savior - the Yankee of the pride. (The basic conceit, of an animal reared in showbiz captivity and forced to use his inappropriate skills to survive on the outside, will also be on display in the Disney cartoon Bolt, opening in two weeks.) Marty finds that he looks exactly like all the other zebras on the veldt...
...your son or daughter goes to Harvard or you are connected to Harvard, it’s a huge matter of pride. I think that’s probably why the company is using the Harvard name, because of that prestige,” she added...
...late,” she said. “Believe me.” The rest of her dress slid off her soaking body and floated away downriver in a swirl of virgin white. Frederick’s pasty lips parted and she saw the realization, the new pride and dignity spring to the eyes that had hitherto been so empty. With a sob he flung himself wholeheartedly against her. “You raise me up,” wept Frederick. “You raise me up!”He certainly was raised up, Roxanna realized...
Much of black America is still struggling to grasp the full meaning of Barack Obama's election to the presidency. The overall mood is awash with pride but shaded with angst and the larger question: Now what...