Word: ruse
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...interest" on the part of investors in Four Seasons' seemingly golden growth. In fact, says the indictment, part of the company's earnings were based on sales of nursing homes that were reported in company documents and certified in accounting statements but had never really occurred. Another ruse, it said, was the selloff, at inflated prices, of some of Four Seasons' losing properties, which unnaturally increased the company's earning power. Actually, says the indictment, the buyer was Four Seasons Equity Inc., a firm that was secretly owned by the parent company. The company had bought...
Rojas stayed with Moynihan all the way. At Clubhouse Hill, nearing the end of the race, Rojas noticed that Moynihan was tiring, and fell back about five yards, hoping the Jumbos' top runner would slow his pace. The ruse worked, and Rojas flew past Moynihan and the finish line...
...them. "Were they colored?" the police asked the elder Sanford about a gang of thieves in an early episode. "Yeah," he replied. "White." The old man, played by Redd Foxx, has none of Archie's anger. He is simply an engaging con artist who will resort to any ruse to keep his son from quitting the business and leaving home...
...pretext that he had to be with a sick father in Wisconsin. Kusper finally called the newsman's apartment to inquire about the father's health and got Mullen's roommate who knew he was on a secret mission but was unaware of the ruse. Mullen was at work, said the roommate. Kusper: "Where?" Roommate: "At the Tribune." Kusper...
...control; means of access of human productivity by legal control by all the people. Let's elect to choose that political authority which will be "just" to all, one in which all activity is directed, not for self-accumulation, but for the social good. Let's do it soon. Ruse Philips...