The oil company was in financial straits in the early 1990s when oil prices were low, but instead of cutting his losses, Li increased his shareholdings.
It goes by many names, but one of the latest cyberscams involves a clever deception: Someone you know is in dire straits and is in need of money now!
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Sunk just off Key West , an island in the Straits of Florida, in 2009, the Vandenberg is the second-largest artificial reef in the world, attracting a diverse range of marine animals and plant life.
"Elephant poaching is on the increase and given the fact that Central African Republic for the moment is also in dire straits we are fearing for the worst in terms of people trying to look seriously for ivory, " said Bas Huijbregts, head of policy for WWF's campaign against poaching in Central Africa.
Billy - your sweet actions, despite being in dire straits yourself, prove that there is humility in the world... you are one shining example.
And the big private services sector is also in dire straits: purchasing managers reported a record contraction in activity, new business and employment in November.
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So far, the airline remains in dire straits with many employees still not getting paid back pay promised earlier in the year.
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The finish line is a cutesy resort island in the straits between Lakes Huron and Michigan.
The fighting has devastated the Syrian economy and left many people in dire straits.
Not every company is in dire straits and some are even doing OK, despite the economy.
Confronted in 1994 with escalating power costs, Tulsi Tanti's young textile business was in dire straits.
Android is not in similar straits, but the 4Q11 seems gruesome enough for different reasons.
What can be done to prevent using unwitting consumers in dire straits as guinea pigs?
"The UK jobs market has been in dire straits over the last few weeks, " he said.
Many of its customers are lower income and in desperate straits, struggling to cover their living expenses.
And I realize the economy is in dire straits and our limited dollars are stretched pretty thin.
If the Russian Central Banks forecasts are correct, Russia is going to be in dire straits by 2015.
People know that we're in financial straits right now and everybody has to do their part to step up.
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In 2002, Morocco arrested a gang thought to be planning to attack NATO ships in the straits of Gibraltar.
Thousands of businesses are in similar straits, from defense contractors like Navsys to wind turbine manufacturers to wheat farmers.
Many analysts say regional bourses are riding a bear-market rebound - the real economies are still in dire straits.
As if this were not bad enough, the economy remains in dire straits.
When two co-workers and I started joking about how broke we were, I realized that we were in similar straits.
Even if a company is in dire straits, is an outsider likely to be the best person to rescue it?
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Zimbabwe started the day in dire straits on 235-6 - still 23 runs short of forcing the tourists to bat again.
Her husband died of a heart attack, leaving her alone with their three children and a small clothing store in dire straits.
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In the 1970s, of course, the U.S. economy was in dire straits.
In 2002, Michael Bloomberg (pictured left) convinced Albany's lawmakers to give him full control of the city's schools, which were in dire straits.
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The finish line is a cutesy resort island (no cars, just bikes and horse-drawn carriages) in the straits between Lakes Huron and Michigan.
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