I have long been drawn to the work of writers who – in Emerson's phrase – seek to "pierce rotten diction and fasten words again to visible things".
Today I could undress, undo, wipe, dispose, dry, fasten, re-dress, swaddle and cuddle in a single fluid motion, like a master teppanyaki chef.
It is utterly inconsistent with the American ideal to attempt to fasten procedures of totalitarianism on American constitutional self-governance.
The effort to fasten the procedures of pervasive surveillance on human society is the antithesis of liberty.
CVC will end up owning 30% of Deoleo but will later seek to buy the rest.In this section The fuel of the future, unfortunately From bad to worse Fasten seat belts Status shift Striving for the podium Improving the desert climate A pressing issue Munk's tale ReprintsOlive oil accounts for a mere 0.8% of Spain's exports.
No doubt that is why companies fasten the label to a quite bewildering variety of supposedly enlightened, progressive or charitable corporate actions.At one end of the broad span of CSR lie corporate policies that any well-run company ought to have in place anyway, policies that are called for on any sensible view of business ethics or good management practice.
When confronted he explained that he had not marked up the ticket price: the $79 purchased a "decorative paperclip" to fasten the tickets.
Her stare, meanwhile, could wither up a mandrake root at 30 paces.Those who saw Joan Quigley as a dabbler in the devil's trade (at one time, most American churchmen), as a dangerous fantasist (most scientists) or a joke, might well fasten on oddities like these.
National preoccupations also mean that different countries will fasten on different aspects of the constitution.
But what if a mainstream Austrian or German political party were to fasten on the prospect of immigrants from the east, or if a Spanish or Portuguese party were to decide that the financial sacrifices for their country were just too great?Some of the existing members may even have referendums on enlargement, because it will involve changes to the EU's treaties.
At Beijing's main airport, business jets get only two take-off slots an hour.In this section The fuel of the future, unfortunately From bad to worse Fasten seat belts Status shift Striving for the podium Improving the desert climate A pressing issue Munk's tale ReprintsAn anti-corruption drive by the newish government of President Xi Jinping has led state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to shun jets.
