"There was relatively little personal motivation".
Slim's nationalism, his humility, and his relatively modest personal habits stand as a kind of rebuke to the image that Mexicans typically have of their oligarchs.
Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama have had relatively little personal contact before now, and by some accounts, when they have met, there has been some awkwardness.
Spain and Italy have relatively few personal computers or other internet access, and a more durable tradition of buying from local, non-chain shops.
Relatively slack personal security (he had no guards and his family used mobile phones) suggests he felt at ease, perhaps protected by others.
The growth of private equity ownership of UK companies has been highly controversial, not only because the technique loads the companies with debt, but also because the fund managers themselves have paid relatively little personal tax.
Gambling companies have long had their eye on New York, potentially one of the most lucrative markets in the country because of the high population density and relatively high personal income levels.
Mortgages play an even more important role in maintaining the market in residential housing, since they permit individuals with relatively little personal credit to purchase a house by offering the house itself as security for the loan.
Not only had new computer companies such as Apple Computer, Inc. (now Apple Inc ., Commodore Business Machines, Ltd., and Tandy Corporation already released more affordable machines, but even the giant International Business Machines Corporation IBMM) had released a relatively inexpensive personal computer, the IBM PC.
And indeed you have relatively good personal ratings, a good story on the economy, talked up by foreign…DC: By the IMF…Bagehot: So why are you not ahead?DC: I just think that this is going to be a very tight election and we'll break quite late.
