Malcolm Forbes had bought the island in 1972, when it was an overgrown copra plantation, put up some modest accommodations, but pretty much kept the island as it was.
The new owners invested very heavily in Greek bonds and loans but kept it as a Cypriot bank, instead of transferring the HQ to Greece.
It would have kept Torre as the highest paid manager in the majors, but it's still a pay cut, and that doesn't really fly in the big leagues.
But great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending.
He promised to support the government if it kept to its promises on issues such as genuine reform of Incapacity Benefit but warned against tax rises.
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But instead of reporting all of the problems to the FDA, as required, the company initially kept it quiet.
But it had little impact on Krasic's performance as Serbia, with swift, precise passing, kept their dogged opponents on the back foot.
Two penalties from Cook kept the Pirates interested but, as the teams left the field at the break, it was definitely advantage Warriors.
The butcher had been a good man, friendly to her mother, always offering a kind word and picking out the best cuts for her, but his wife had been mean and silent as she took the money, and sometimes she had kept it a little longer in her hand, staring at it, as if she thought it might be some kind of foreign currency.
It kept taxes low, regulations light, trade open and laws simple but rigorously enforced so as to encourage private investment.
But Ms. Boyle kept at it and eventually grew the business into the publicly-traded company known as Columbia Sportswear.
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They still have to use wood stoves in the mornings, but lunch is cooked using solar, as is the evening meal, which is kept warm in insulated baskets until it's needed.
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