Word: shadowed
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...well into the 21st century, yet roughly half the world's people live in makeshift homes in squatter settlements and work in shadow economies. In many countries, more than 80% of all homes and businesses are unregistered; in the Philippines, the figure is 65% and in Tanzania, 90%. More than one-third of the developing world's GDP is generated in the underground economy, a figure that has increased steadily over the past decade...
...Unabashed by being in London's shadow and running the risk of being compared to the competing Edinburgh 'fringe' festival, the largest annual arts symposium in the world which kicks off in August, Manchester opened its 'Manchester International Festival' on June 28, the world's "first" international arts fair comprised of wholly new works...
...weekend poll reported that Abe's popularity had dropped below 30% for the first time, with a disapproval rating of nearly 50%. Kyuma is the third cabinet-level minister to exit during Abe's nine-month tenure; barely a month ago Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka committed suicide under the shadow of corruption allegations. Meanwhile Japanese are enraged over recent revelations that millions of public pension accounts could no longer be matched to their owners because of decade-old bureaucratic errors, meaning some could end up short-changed come retirement...
...Black, 62, awaits a Chicago jury's verdict on what prosecutors claim was a $60 million scheme to steal from Hollinger International. Back in his native land, Canadian coverage of the trial has illuminated just how large a shadow he still casts on the news-gathering profession. After all, some of the most prominent journalists covering the trial for the Canadian media - including one on the witness stand - owe much of their career success to the erudite man in the dock...
...work more closely "despite all the difficulties of the last few years... to make sure the world is actually not just a more economically prosperous place but a fairer place." Those sentiments are straight from the Blair handbook - which is one reason that Blair threatens to cast a long shadow over Brown's foreign policy...