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...deal worth millions, the kind of high-finance finagling that usually takes place in the plush penthouse suites of office towers or aboard private Learjets. In such transactions, aides with bulging briefcases and thick black books usually dance attendance near by, ready to proffer, at a nod from the principals, relevant statistics and legal interpretations. But the deal under discussion did not involve a merger or a stock swap but a swap of a different kind:, a trade for a relief pitcher, a third baseman and young outfielder. And, because baseball men are true to the traditions of their anachronistic...
Baker said she thought Droney might have "been trapped into making a couple of responses, but I believe he was from the outset looking for a way to proffer a deal...
Baker said she thought Droney might have "been trapped into making a couple of responses, but I believe he was from the outset looking for a way to proffer a deal...
...Trudeau proffer his resignation in the first place? At the time, he attributed his action to a desire to pay more attention to his three sons. More likely, Quebec provincial Liberals convinced him his usefulness had expired. The Quebec Liberals triumphed in a handful of crucial by-elections, demonstrating a trend away from separatist sentiment. Trudeau's political raison d'etre, national unity, had faded; his Quebec advisers felt capable of repairing disunity themselves...
...cruises wisely, considering the ship's size (big ones roll less but sometimes have many decks and too few elevators), the location of one's cabin (the smoothest ride is at midship), even the nationality of the chef. Ports of call are important only insofar as they proffer duty-free goodies; the real R. and R. is aboard ship, where a vacationer can be utterly free of quotidian pressures...