Word: richer
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...wondering why the characters, who are about as substantial as the clothes they wear, are doing any of things they do. After Agent Lloyd’s disclosure, Burdett is forced to contemplate the marginal utility of stealing another diamond. With the potential benefits of being a little bit richer weighed against the likely costs of imprisonment in a maximum security facility, all but one option falls away for any logical viewers, but obviously not for the insensible writers...
...Asia--has become the symbol of success for China's new middle class. Sales rose 66% last year, to an estimated $300 million, and Nike is opening an average of 1.5 new stores a day in China. Yes, a day. The goal is to migrate inland from China's richer east-coast towns in time for the outpouring of interest in sports that will accompany the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. How did Nike build such a booming business? For starters, the company promoted the right sports and launched a series of inspired ad campaigns. But the story...
Merit aid has replaced need-based aid as colleges and universities have encountered a larger pool of those meeting the requirements for financial aid with the economy slumping. As a result, wealthier students—because they often attend richer schools—are receiving more aid than lower-income students, the report stated...
...Schoenberg” turns into “HINNIKERSCHOENB.” After they get into college, hyphenees also face discrimination based on what that hyphen says about their background. During the Pring-Wilson trial, CourtTV analysts speculated that the defendant’s hyphen might make him appear richer and haughtier than he deserved. The result? An innocent hyphen might be responsible for Pring-Wilson’s six to eight years in the slammer...
...future election results. “Since it is a poll of self-selected people, the votes are skewed toward the preferences of those who choose to participate. In this case, since it is an internet poll, the respondents are likely to be younger and richer than the population as a whole...