Word: resisted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Move away from London, however, and you get a rather different perspective. Across the English Channel, Thierry Jacquillat, chairman of the Greater Paris Investment Agency, looks at what's happening in world financial markets and says: "The economy of Paris will resist the shock better than London. We're more diversified." And in Brussels, at the European Trade Union Institute, economist Andrew Watt draws some uncomfortable historical parallels. "There was some idea that the financial sector was immune," he says. "It's like pinning your hopes on anything, whether it's textiles in the north of England...
...Jimmy Fund, this bi-annual event attracts roaring crowds each time. Gretchen Marina Krueger ’09, a six-time attendee, is a complete advocate of this dated dance. “It’s seriously legit. Always sells out.” Who can resist the chance to dress up like a Spice Girl...
...countries that have long vaunted their joint destinies can't work together, it seems all the more difficult to envisage a global response of governments and regulators toward a financial sector that itself cares little for national borders. Certainly Germany's unilateral action didn't help European markets resist a strong downward trend from Asia, and indexes plunged on Monday, with the FTSE 100 in London, the CAC 40 in Paris and the DAX in Frankfurt each falling around 6% as morning trading opened. By midmorning, Iceland had suspended trading altogether in financial shares...
...infectious “Halfway Home,” the wisely-chosen album opener. An ominous drum rhythm reminiscent of Joy Division is juxtaposed with carefree doo-wops, and the effect resonates in such a way that even the most pretentious art house snob can’t resist the temptation to dance. The song’s light-hearted but haunting at the same time...
...producers who haven't paid workers for months. There's so much work around these days, workers would simply leave and go elsewhere," says Kavita Barjatya, head of TV production at Rajshri Films, one of Bollywood's oldest and best-known production houses. Many producers say they will resist what they see as bullying by unionized workers and have vowed to hold out indefinitely. But the union is betting that producers will be forced to relent by the massive daily losses and administrative chaos caused by the strike - TV shows may be forced into reruns, and when the strike...