Jim Bob Moffett, Freeport's chairman, now says he would not accept even an angel's word on a pot of gold in the jungle.

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This warning was designed to reduce expectations, from Poland for example, that they can expect a pot of gold when they join, especially for their farmers.

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As a result, anyone who owned even the most modest piece of property, especially in the major metropolitan areas, found themselves sitting on a pot of gold.

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Many finds have the ring of folklore: One trove was uncovered in 1910 by a peasant plowing his fields, another when a Ukrainian shepherd boy stepped into a pot of gold.

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You may find a pot of gold close by.

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Clearwire (CLWR) is a true pot of gold because of the valuable spectrum it owns.

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Of course, a far larger pot of gold awaits call buyers in the event of an ITW-acquisition ahead of May expiration.

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Their pitch is simple: You are sitting on a pot-of-gold you would be foolish not to unload.

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What we need is for them to work together on solutions, utilizing their core competencies, and not trying to to over ride each other in a mad scramble for the pot of gold which is healthcare expenditure.

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With the pot boiling over in Euroland, gold of course topped everything with maybe a few esoteric exceptions somewhere in the world, like Swiss francs.

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