Over the last eight months, Tony and I have easily made 1,000 calls and met with countless friends, acquaintances and strangers whom we found through friends and acquaintances.
In August, I raced through My Brilliant Friend and found myself recommending it enthusiastically to countless friends, acquaintances and passers-by.
Over the last seven years, I have had to answer this question for countless friends, acquaintances and even strangers who are set to run in the New York City Marathon and want to know what time they have to achieve to have their result published in The Times.
Murdoch has no discernible attachments to anyone or anything except the formidable company he has built... no business associate lasts long... Save for Ronald Reagan, he turned on every politician he ever supported in every country where he has operated; he discarded every loyal lieutenant, two wives and countless friendly acquaintances, as if he were changing his socks.
Over the years he helped countless friends and acquaintances to find work, see a ball game, connect with one another, or get through a tough time.
He is missed and loved by his six children, seven grandchildren, brother and sister, nieces and nephews, two former wives, and by countless friends and acquaintances whose lives he touched and enriched in ways that he never knew.
Apple debuted the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro at WWDC this year in June, and almost immediately countless friends and acquaintances chimed in saying they'd love the same thing in a 13-inch form factor.
He leaves behind five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, his brother, Morris; and the countless number of friends and acquaintances whose lives he brightened.
He has spoken at length to Mr Dyson's two wives and four of his six children, as well as countless other family members and acquaintances, though he did not interview the man himself.
Before his Yalu trip, Pomnyun had refused to believe his Chinese acquaintances' stories about countless North Koreans dying of hunger as the country's food rationing system collapsed in the midst of a famine.
