Word: riding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...whenever he did "people would roll their eyes and say, 'Oh, Johnny is here,'" said Ratliffe. Chung hired Ratliffe, then 21, as an assistant in what he called his "bridge-building" mission between the U.S. and China, promising that she could live in a $3 million Virginia mansion, ride around Washington in a chauffeured town car, even meet Steven Spielberg. But Ratliffe quit after three months and one trip to Beijing, she said, because Chung never made good on his promises. "He was just this big braggart...
...great diversity in government, and all these different groups will be appealing to the people." The monopolies, nontariff barriers and nepotism that distorted the market process, says Emil Salim, a former Cabinet minister, can be countered by "empowering institutions outside the government. It will not be a smooth ride, but I think the direction is already correct for reform...
...ride down the other side more than justifies the climb. Stone's skill at contriving apocalyptic conclusions was visible in his first novel, A Hall of Mirrors (1967), and he maintained this standard for more than three decades. Not even his dedicated readers will be able to foresee the twists and impact of this new novel. Damascus Gate is a transcendent thriller...
...will arrange for you to give 5,000- and 10,000-mile increments to such charities as the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the United Way of America and the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Lufthansa's Miles & More program lets you trade in 125,000 miles for a hot-air-balloon ride for as many as four people. Virgin Atlantic Airways offers a two-day parachuting course in exchange for 30,000 miles...
...none of those appeal, how about a ride in the cockpit of a Concorde flight simulator? British Airways has offered its Executive Club members that experience at auction in exchange for 143,500 miles, says Elizabeth Weisser, director of Executive Club and its various partnerships. Other auction awards have included an African safari, a five-day cooking course with master chefs in Italy and a golf outing in Scotland. "People want experiences that are unique and different," Weisser says...