Word: riche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that way. I see the problem of the frozen assets as an indication of whether there is a change from a hostile policy. Naturally, this may have an effect on building Iran, but I believe that Iran, which is already rich with its own natural resources, will not relinquish its freedom in exchange for any amount of money...
...campaign issues on which George Bush took a beating from Michael Dukakis; Bush's congressional allies introduced legislation, but with no real hope of passage. When the proposal began to gather surprising momentum, Democratic leaders denounced the idea as a giveaway to Bush's rich friends and thundered about a "defining issue" -- one on which Democrats should hold fast to demonstrate just what the difference is between their party and the Republicans. For Bush to prevail in the House, even assuming total G.O.P. support, he needed no fewer than 42 Democratic defectors...
...against which he could pursue his individual destiny. The story of the world was the story of a man, usually a white man, and its features took their meaning from their relationship to him. A mountain was a place to test one's manhood; an Asian jungle with its rich life and cultures was merely a setting for an ideological battle. The natives are there to be "liberated." By these standards even Communists are cowboys...
...problem is how to throw in the tank tops and still have a Marlowe who is 42, not 72. After all, he lives on mostly butts and alcohol and commutes between Los Angeles and Poodle (read Palm) Springs , where he beds down with his new wife. She is beautiful, rich and dead set on getting an obstinate Marlowe to give up his grubby profession...
...suits. Other conspicuous cars are costly and imposing and draw hate waves, as they are intended to. Decent householders glare, knowing you couldn't own the thing unless you were a drug dealer or a peculating corpocrat. The Miata is relatively cheap, if one of your relatives is a rich uncle. Its base price is under $14,000, though optional doodads push the price to $15,000 or more. Beyond that, surcharges that dealers are able to pile on because of the car's popularity average $4,000 (up to $8,000 in California, says a Mazda official...