Word: roles
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2010-2019
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Mirren: Yes, indeed. That was the pleasure of the role. Those roles don't come along very often, especially following the Queen. And when it was sent to me it wasn't sure the movie was going to be made. It was very much: if it was made, would you join? I said absolutely. (See the Top 10 Movie Performances...
...furor surrounding Google's bombshell announcement that it was contemplating withdrawing from business in China has centered on long-simmering issues of privacy, government control, and censorship. Google, a company whose DNA dictates that it "do no harm," is particularly well-cast in the role of defender of western values of freedom of expression and open access to information against a Chinese system that brooks no political dissent and reserves the right to forcibly prevent certain types of information ranging from political expression to porn...
Nonetheless, even if foreigner investors' role in America's credit boom and bust is debatable, what's beyond doubt is that this aspect of the crisis is not getting as much attention as, say, bankers and their bonuses. On Thursday, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission wrapped up its second day of hearings. Global imbalances is one of the 22 areas that the panel is supposed to investigate as a possible cause of the credit crunch. But in two days of hearings, which included testimony from top financial executives, economists, analysts, regulators and a hedge fund manager, there wasn...
...Government. By contrast, the public option - which exists in the current House bill but seems headed for a quiet death because of moderate Democrats' concerns that it would lead to socialized medicine - would have included no federal funding of benefits. Some health-policy observers wonder if an expanded federal role would prompt HHS to take a heavier hand in running what has been a state-controlled program. Says Gail Wilensky, a health care economist who held high-level governmental positions under both Bush presidencies: "Up until now, I have described Medicaid as a state program with federal oversight. That will...
Rahim is wanted for his alleged role in the Sept. 5, 1986, hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to the FBI site...