Word: pronto
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...grant Quadlings the benefits of the collection at Hilles, the rubber floors at the Q-RAC and the easy carding at Temple Bar. But there seems no logic to the location of the Registrar, other than the possibility that Sheraton Commander guests might want copies of their transcripts pronto...
...precious protuberances. And in a case of life imitating art, the guy making the movie--Guy Ritchie, that is, three days before shooting his first feature, the British crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels--found that the financing had fallen through, and he needed to raise dough pronto. Forget all the bad guys in the script; worry about some of the ex-cons cast in the film. "We had real villains in the movie who were ready to break our legs if the money didn't come," says producer Matthew Vaughn. "I even spoke to some Mob people...
...Your client has until 2 p.m. to get enough money on to meet his margin call before we sell him out." I would then call the ne'er-do-well and urge him to send any collateral he had. Sometimes he sent stocks, and I would cashier them pronto. I wasn't looking for the best price. I wasn't even working for the client. I was working for my firm, which wanted the cash. Other times, I just sold the stuff and closed the accounts. For good...
...parents never went to restaurants. We ate at home or at the homes of relatives--we were sensible people, not spendthrifts or dreamers. Once a year we went to the state fair and had Pronto Pups. That was it. Every Sunday morning, however, my father drove us to church, and the route took us past Murray's, and I would glance up from my Bible and the verse I was memorizing for Sunday school, and there was Murray's big marquee and the name written out in orange block letters and, above, a sign that said COCKTAILS/DANCING, and over...
...reach out and tap someone. This time, the board will conduct its own search, and the new CEO will take over pronto. The top inside candidate is John Zeglis, AT&T's vice chairman. A swift choice would provide an ironic coda: by hastening Walter's departure, Allen will have hastened his own as well...