With his boundless energy and many interests, Patrick Moore could have made a fortune, but he said his astronomy would have suffered.
Charismatic and forceful enough to have made a fortune in their own right, yet conformist enough to have stayed with the same firm for life, they have always been a somewhat exotic breed.
Companies like Intuit (Nasdaq:INTU) and Paychex (PAYX) have made a fortune by selling to SMBs.
They have lost a fortune, as the value of their homes and retirement portfolios has tumbled.
Had he been an entrepreneur as well as an inventor he might indeed have made a fortune.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-backed mortgage firms, have squandered a fortune promoting home-ownership among the uncreditworthy.
But smooth lawyers like Mr Edwards have made a fortune by convincing juries that this is the case.
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There are people who claim to have made a fortune doing this, but it's hard to know whether to believe them.
Bankers, who have made a fortune selling the things, fear that this will lead many firms to shy away from using derivatives.
Q-Tech are said to have made a fortune by claiming back VAT on false Europe-wide business transactions in a scam known as carousel fraud.
The Jacksons will also try to convince jurors that he would have made a fortune off of a long series of Las Vegas shows, endorsements, a clothing line and movies.
You can have a family fortune of any size.
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Basically, the Karfunkels, whom together about evenly split 49% of AmTrust shares, have made a fortune specializing in niche insurance products for small businesses, such as insuring the inventories of lumber yards and the tools of auto mechanics.
Grandpa may have made a fortune in the steel business, but to assure the prosperity of his descendants someone must diversify his investments against the day when steel is no longer a growth business and his progeny are numerous.
In a Commons statement on 14 February 2011, the foreign secretary did not make it clear whether the request targeted assets held by ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, who is reported to have amassed a fortune worth billions of pounds during his 30 years in office.
Everything will be in private hands and we will have to pay a fortune for basic things.
Thieves have netted themselves a fortune of fish after raiding a pond at a home in Omagh.
We have a lot of Fortune 500 companies.
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Now, the Sunday night dinner has been elevated and whether it is just you and your dining companion, the entire family, or a group of foodies who have the good fortune to convene at a top restaurant to savor the most luxurious of ingredients it is back with decadence.
Rather than face a shareholder revolt, Olivetti abandoned a restructuring of Telecom Italia last year that would have cost minority shareholders a small fortune.
The Fratton Park side have bemoaned a lack of fortune this season with seven of 10 Premier League defeats being by the odd goal.
If a firm could really get the same work done 30% more cheaply simply by hiring blacks, someone would have noticed and made a fortune doing just that.
On top of that, they have a strong incentive to shop around because MBAs cost a fortune.
Since the onset of the global financial crisis, however, Russia's economic fortunes have experienced a devastating reversal of fortune.
Mr. Moosbrugger had the good fortune to have a long-standing relationship with Hermann Kaufmann, a carpenter's son from a nearby village who grew up to become a well-known pioneer of sustainable architecture.
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