Word: profound
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...Messrs. Paulson and Bernanke more at ease. Meanwhile, the aspirations of Chinese to improve their living standards, seek better education for their children, invest their growing wealth in new ways and savor a more worldly lifestyle will present huge opportunities for companies nimble enough to take advantage of this profound cultural change...
Remarkably, despite the profound imbalance in political power and the legacy of repression, many individual Iraqis forged business, social and personal relationships between the sects. In Baghdad and other cities, most neighborhoods built in the modern era were mixed. Residents of Adhamiya and Khadamiya were able to reach across the Tigris and socialize. Mohammed al-Shammari, an Arabic-literature professor, fondly remembers evenings with friends in Khadamiya, followed by dinner and late-night revelry in Adhamiya, where shops and restaurants stayed open later. "Nobody asked us if we were Shi'ite or Sunni," says al-Shammari. "And we never thought...
Given the profound effect that a job interview has on your entire life, there are a few things that you should keep in mind while going through the process. First and foremost, always make sure to make a good initial impression on your interviewer. If that is too hard for you, then at the very least try not to make a complete ass of yourself. One time I approached the conference room with my interviewer, only to spend 30 seconds pushing on the door while the word “PULL” stared us both in the face...
Black style in America isn’t as simple as wearing a dashiki or having a pair of doorknocker earrings. From slaves, who, with little choice in their attire, still asserted their personal style, to the elegant ensembles of the Harlem Renaissance, black style has played a profound role in sending political and social messages—often mixing dreams of affluence and modes of conformity, while paying homage to an African past...
...Today Show” made of pretend news and cut with plenty of fluff. Stop and thihjgnk about the situation too much and the ending seems inevitable (I won’t spoil it, but you can probably guess). What should have been a profound conclusion becomes perfunctory and awkward...