Word: solid
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...Société Générale in an attempted three-way merger with French bank Paribas. Bouton's defensive maneuvers to prevent that were strengthened by labor stoppages by bank employees, many of them shareholders, whose support of Bouton since the Kerviel debacle has been solid. Despite that collective determination, Mistral says Société Générale's hostility to mergers has become a handicap in a sector where growth and geographical expansion via consolidation is the rule. That position, Mistral continues, means Société Générale...
Lopez's fame owed less to his talent than to his location: New York City. If you can make it there, the self-obsessed Big Apple media often assume, you can make it anywhere. And now they're saying it about Michael Bloomberg, another solid local performer who wouldn't get a second look if he hailed from Tampa Bay. Bloomberg has made the covers of both Time and Newsweek, the latter promising that his would be "one of the most significant third-party bids for the White House in American history." "He will not run to be a spoiler...
...interim head coach Jose Barbosa, the experience of seven returning players, and the fresh talent of four new team members, Harvard is primed and ready to reestablish its footing in the EIVA. Last night’s win was a step in the right direction. The Crimson made a solid start in the first game and quickly surpassed the Raiders, 30-23. Stringing together a series of passing plays, Harvard was able to grab hold of the lead and seize the win. “Overall, we came out in the first game as strong as we could?...
...Solid play on the defensive end helped Harvard achieve victory over the Big Green. The Crimson had a season-high 54 team rebounds on the day. In addition to rebounds...
...become the G.O.P. front-runner, it seems possible that the maverick Senator could be a victim of his own success. With Iraq overtaken by the flagging economy as voters' number one concern, McCain has not been able to turn his South Carolina victory of a week ago into a solid lead in the Florida polls, and Romney suddenly looks like a much more formidable rival for the nomination...