• Jolson sat on his happy perch because the object of his affection accepted his proposition.

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  • His happy day was further enhanced by the publication of another book, this time by Mr Alvarez himself, his autobiography.

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  • Lee had been due to attend the event, which will raise money for good causes, including his Happy Holidays charity.

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  • Chris Benz stayed true his happy and a little wacky aesthetic as seen on the coloration of his clothes and his mixing of prints.

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  • He said it was difficult to compare experiences and chooses to concentrate on his happy players, snipping away at basketball nets to take back to campus.

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  • His title celebration at Sepang, with friends dressed as the Mario Brothers, was inspired by seeing the Nintendo character toys in Japan last week, which he said reminded him of his happy days as a child.

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  • He reviews his farming childhood, his happy marriage to a good woman called Rachel and his wartime service in Italy as a member of the 10th Mountain Brigade, as he encounters a series of lovers, drifters, loners, psychotic hunters and sick illegal immigrants all of whom have something to teach him.

    ECONOMIST: Nostalgia fiction

  • He met neighbours who described his family as happy, his father a well-regarded doctor and his mother a talented seamstress.

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  • The reader does not rise from his table happy and replete so much as stand up suddenly, pale and reeling.

    ECONOMIST: New fiction

  • But unlike Casanova, Anixter has a knack for keeping his conquests happy.

    FORBES: All in the family

  • He briskly answers a few routine questions about whether he understands his rights and is happy with his lawyer: "Yes, sir, " he replies.

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  • Unlike Chinese producers, he has to keep his shareholders happy.

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  • This news should not make his shareholders happy.

    ECONOMIST: Is the end in sight?

  • The fellow in charge of Underwriters Laboratories is getting run ragged these days, reports Brett Nelson on page 103, because he's got to keep his customers happy while hiring salesmen and purchasing fancy testing equipment.

    FORBES: The Privatized Policeman

  • Several other farmers are keen to take slurry to spread on their own fields, and ways to deal with worries over water pollution are being squared with the EA. As for animal welfare, Peter Willes, one of the dairies' co-owners, points out that it is in his own economic interests to keep his animals happy and productive.

    ECONOMIST: Industrial dairy farming

  • His wife is happy and, as for his cows, they are simply beaming with delight.

    BBC: Swiss movement

  • Schumacher, who had been set to replace the injured Massa at Ferrari last season until a lingering neck injury ended his first comeback attempt, was happy with his opening effort for Mercedes.

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  • Berninger's lawyer, Robert S. Mahler, said his client was happy to put the matter behind him and hoped to resume his career as a scientist.

    FORBES: Informer

  • Like most parents from his hardscrabble background, he was simply happy that his son was getting a college education, as if a college education, of whatever kind, in whatever major, would magically do the kid some good.

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  • Like Harmison, Johnson sometimes gives the impression that his best spells almost happen by happy accident, his action less well-oiled machine than a randomly-firing weapon.

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  • Abu Wali and his family have been threatened by different groups not happy with his independent activities, which cut into their own campaign to win local support or fear.

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  • McIlroy has failed to mount a lasting challenge in the majors since his remarkable win at Congressional last June, but was also happy with his efforts after not dropping a shot on the Ocean Course.

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  • Mark White, of the Pembrokeshire Anglers Association, said his members were happy to work with Mr Leadbetter.

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  • He had gotten a thumbs-up at a physical just a few days before, and his mood was happy, upbeat.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • With the Mets also off on Monday, Collins said he wasn't happy his starters would have too much rest.

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  • "He was well-known in the town, and people would often see him with his grandchildren, happy and smiling, " said Mr Fleming.

    BBC: Dulverton post office

  • Lower-profile and less loquacious than John Doerr, his headline-happy partner, Khosla has rivaled Doerr's impressive record in 15 years in the business.

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  • At the start he talked like a populist, and some of his officials seem happy to blame Argentina's problems on foreign banks and businesses.

    ECONOMIST: Argentina

  • Second, Mr Jospin will have to keep his coalition partners happy.

    ECONOMIST: France

  • His agent, Happy Walters, declined to comment for this story, other than to say that Stoudemire would gladly fill whatever role the Knicks asked him to.

    WSJ: What to Do With Stoudemire

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