Word: well-to-do
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Leggy young women are sashaying down the catwalk, their slim hips twitching to an Oriental techno beat. The fashion show sponsored by the "Road to Paradise" charity organization has turned out to be one of the big events of the Cairo social season, with hundreds of well-to-do Egyptians packed into a hotel ballroom resplendent with views of the River Nile, bouquets of red roses and platters of smoked salmon - and, of course, the beautiful models, including Miss Egypt 2006. "She looks so funky, I love it!" cries Heba Reda, one of the patrons, as a model whooshes past...
...WILLIAM HURT Hurt next appears in the indie film The King, playing a well-to-do Christian minister in Texas whose life takes a sudden turn toward the unholy...
...saved by a string of quips that reference the current state of American society and pop culture. These jokes, which seem to target a post-pubescent audience, make the film reasonably amusing for viewers of all ages. Williams stars as Bob Munro, the patriarch and sole breadwinner for his well-to-do family. When a young up-and-comer threatens to snag Bob’s executive position at the PureVibe soda corporation, Bob goes to desperate lengths to keep his job secure. He cancels his family’s upcoming tropical vacation and instead takes them on a road...
...summer of 2000, Luny was earning $8 an hour as a chef at Salem Country Club, a world-class 18-hole course where Massachusetts’ well-to-do golfers have toted their clubs since 1925. One of his fellow cooks at the clubhouse was Raphael Brathwaite, who worked as a chef in Leverett House during the academic year...
...speech was punctuated by applause. With more than 25 million people dead from aids and 40 million currently infected with hiv, one can hardly argue with the fact that far more needs to be done. Trevor Neilson Executive Director, Global Business Coalition on hiv/aids New York City Even my well-to-do, liberal Democrat brother-in-law rejects the notion of Hillary as President and says he might vote for John McCain. Are you listening, decision-making Republicans? McCain can beat any Democrat. Millie Burt Jersey Village, Texas, U.S. A Hawk's Regrets Should we commend Sullivan [March...