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Though his junior and senior seasons wouldn’t net the same result, Donato never hesitated to embrace the increasingly steep share of the offensive burden that was heaped upon his and his linemates’ shoulders, particularly in his final year when he was both captain and a member of the first line. Then, as today, the top trio wore green jerseys when practicing, a coincidence not lost on Donato or his teammates...
...County know they better keep their eyes open, their toolsheds locked and their barn doors shut. Junkies, addicted to prescription pills and looking for anything to steal to pay for their next fix, have turned this 520-sq.-mi. patch of Appalachian Virginia--a bucolic tangle of wooded mountains, steep hills and rolling pastures dotted with sagging barns and country churches--into a society plagued by pilferers. They swipe guns from unlocked cabinets and push motorcycles out of garages in the dead of night. They swap or sell stolen watches, lawn mowers and sneakers for potent painkillers like OxyContin...
...tickets and payment receipts by hand. Now, he says, Chinese executives can talk high finance with the world's best. "Chinese executives have become much more sophisticated," he says. "The level of understanding of accounting and financial concepts had been much lower." Still, Zhu realizes that Chinese firms face steep hurdles in international business, especially with foreign acquisitions. Chinese firms, he says, are figuring out how to handle foreign workers and woo big-name customers. Penetrating foreign markets is "a matter of trust," Zhu says. "It's not as simple as having a product that is cheaper than everybody else...
...tickets and payment receipts by hand. Now, he says, Chinese executives can talk high finance with the world's best. "Chinese executives have become much more sophisticated," he says. "The level of understanding of accounting and financial concepts had been much lower." Still, Zhu realizes that Chinese firms face steep hurdles in international business, especially with foreign acquisitions. Chinese firms, he says, are figuring out how to handle foreign workers and woo big-name customers. Penetrating foreign markets is "a matter of trust," Zhu says. "It's not as simple as having a product that is cheaper than everybody else...
...college transcript and voted him most likely to hawk siding. He also can't resist, because he's in the middle of prospecting for a bigger comeuppance: he'll show all those naysayer who claim his plan for Social Security is dead. " Someone said, 'It's a steep hill to climb, Mr. President,'" he told the audience at the University of Notre Dame a week ago. "Well, my attitude is, the steeper, the better-because when you get up top, you realize you have left a significant contribution behind...