Word: sentimentality
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...Still, there may be plenty of paper flooding the markets in the next couple of months. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has approved IPOs for 13 companies while another 22 have filed for approval, according to Prime Database. But that flow may slow as market sentiment sours. "Investors have been disappointed by the after-market performance of some big names," says the Mumbai investment banker, who asked not to be identified because his firm is involved in some of the issues. "It's not as easy to get a listing done now, it is taking a lot more...
...pick one game to blow somebody out this weekend, it would be Fordham,” co-captain Egen Atkinson said. “They left me with a bad taste after last year and I think everyone on the team shares that sentiment.”While the Rams (1-3) represent an important test for the Crimson to gauge its competitiveness within the division, the team will not overlook its other games against quality opponents. Before taking on Fordham and Santa Clara on Saturday, Harvard will face Friday contests against the Colonials (2-2) and the Tigers...
Civilian losses had fueled anti-American sentiment in many parts of the country. The question of whether or not the attack contradicted McChrystal's guidelines is paramount. But this time, the airstrike attack was called not by U.S. forces but by the Germans overseeing a coalition supply line from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan that has grown more vital in light of threats to the normal route from Pakistan. Indeed, given that the tankers were just three miles from the German heaquarters when attacked, officials believe militants might have beenreadying to bomb the base. The circumstances of the attack thus highlight...
...timetable for German withdrawal. The chancellor says it's too soon, and she is backed by a defense minister and party ally who expects troops to remain for another five to 10 years. But polls show two-thirds of Germans want them to come home now, a sentiment that is poised to intensify in the wake of the latest airstrike. Taliban losses on the battlefield may yet amount to long-term gain from the war zones of Afghanistan...
...film reels and television clips. While a movie composed largely of interviews from adoring fans and samples of Berg’s best radio and television work may seem like a rose-colored, almost sappy celebration of her life, Kempner manages to keep the film from drowning in sentiment. True, it never tackles certain contradictions of Berg’s life and career, including how a woman who was in many ways the personification of strong female leadership won her success by embodying the traditional mother and housewife. Yet, a subject as fascinating and as overlooked as Gertrude Berg...