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The car was just about to us, its driver's fat, solemn face intent on the road ahead, on business, on a family in Sante Fe -- on anything but an old pick-up truck in which two human beings desperately needed rescue.
But there was no definite agreement about business arrangements ''.
`` Mr. Miller was in the shop '', the Herald Tribune story related, `` but was reluctant to have anybody's picture taken inside, because his business was too ' confidential ' for pictures.
Her mother was a good manager and established a millinery business in Milwaukee.
Carl, who was stationed in Appleton, Wisconsin, organizing for the Social Democrats, was in Berger's office and made it his business to escort Paula to the streetcar.
He had worked in the newspaper business since he was nineteen years old, always for the Hearst service.
Boniface was later to explain to the English that Robert of Burgundy and Guy De St.-Pol were easy enough to do business with ; ;
Alfred, who was a good deal older than Harry, had treated him like a son, and when Harry decided to stay in business with Lew instead of going with Alfred, Alfred looked on the decision as a betrayal.
It was the use of the supernatural that kept them in business.
The Chancellor had as much business there as Ulbricht had in East Berlin -- and was certainly less provocative than the juvenile sound-truck taunts of Gerhard Eisler.
These arrangements would have been impossible if the business community was truly interested in the welfare of its employes.
I never could find out what his business was.
He was tired, he had his business worries, and the sight of his wife arranging pork chops in the broiler only seemed like an extension of a boring day.
There was no reference to the incident on the stairs, his powers being absorbed by this more immediate business.
What made these new location figures particularly impressive was the fact that although 1960 was a year of mild business recession throughout the nation, Rhode Island scored marked progress in new industry, new plants, and new jobs.
Between that year and the buying out of Mr. Darling's interest in 1892, a large portion of the company's precision tool business was carried out under the name of Darling, Brown & Sharpe, and to this day many old precision tools are in use still bearing that famous trademark.
In spite of the fact that our largest market, the textile industry, was affected substantially by the current decline in business activity, we have been able to produce and deliver our machines throughout the year 1960 at a rate materially higher than during 1959.
Like many others, he had to work hard, long hours in a struggling family business which, though it was allied to art of a kind -- the design and production of engraved seals -- bore no relation to the painting of pictures.
business organization -- the corporation -- was analyzed in contractual terms ; ;
The questionnaire was designed to elicit three types of information: ( 1 ) the facts regarding certain characteristics of the respondents, including their experience with, and interest in, securing defense business ; ;
It was nearly sundown before they finished the business with Beall and began riding down the stream.

business and rescued
In September 2009, Duchy Originals, the struggling organic food business started by Prince Charles was rescued by Waitrose, which has agreed to an exclusive deal to stock the range, and to pay a small fee to charity.
She came into the wedding business after her first husband abandoned her in Las Vegas, and Merle Edwards, who worked in the wedding chapel business, rescued her from the street and soon after became her second husband.
Gaillard rescued the residual elements of the business and refounded it under the new name of Arista.
Baadshah, having been rescued by his friends using a curtain slide, is seen to have booming business back at the detective agency.

business and by
in others by business and professional acumen, as with Franklin and Adams, or, in Hamilton's case, by an influential marriage.
One serves society by conducting a business from which a certain number of employees draw their means of subsistence ; ;
According to William Ringler's study, Stephen Gosson, the theater business in London had become a thriving enterprise by 1577, and, in the opinion of many, a thoroughly bad business.
This will have a beneficial effect by expediting public business ; ;
That this is not good politics is underscored by the latest poll figures which show that 72 per cent of the people like the way in which the new President is conducting the nation's business.
The new column by Maurice Stans regarding business scandals, is fair and accurate in most respects and his solution to the problem has some merit.
They are written by specialists in numerous types of business enterprises, cover a wide range of subjects, and are directed to the needs and interests of the small firm.
The property sales assistance program is designed to assist small business concerns that may wish to buy property offered for sale by the Federal Government.
Proposed property sales of general interest to small business concerns are publicized through SBA regional news releases, and by `` flyers '' directed to the small business concerns.
Each SBA regional office also maintains a `` want '' list of surplus property, principally machinery and equipment, desired by small business concerns in its area.
When suitable equipment is located by the SBA representative, the small business concern is contacted and advised on when, where, and how to bid on such property.
Purpose of this inventory is to include all eligible productive facilities in SBA's facilities register so that the small business concerns may have an opportunity to avail themselves of the services authorized by the Congress in establishing the Small Business Administration.
He is most effective in the ordinary business of the House, and in the legislative accomplishments of this session, he easily rose to great occasion -- even at the height of unpleasantness and exciting legislative struggle -- and as the Nation witnessed these contests, he rose, even as admitted by those who differed with him, to the proportions of a hero and a noble partisan.
Although much of the Industrial Division's promotional effort is devoted to securing new locations and expansions by major industries, small business is also afforded considerable attention.
The solutions were not arrived at by any theoreticians of the Karl Marx stripe but by men of government -- lawyers, most of them -- and men of business.
Joseph Brown continued in business by himself, quickly rebuilding the establishment which had been lost in the fire and beginning those first steps which were to establish him as a pioneer in raising the standards of accuracy of machine shop practice throughout the world.
Members of The Algol staff are nominated by the editor and business manager and appointed by the Publications Board.
The editor and business manager of Manuscript are appointed by the Publications Board.

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