QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"It
becomes more and more difficult to avoid the sad conclusion that
political corruption in New York is indeed rampant and that a
show-me-the-money culture in Albany is alive and well."
PREET BHARARA,
the United States attorney in Manhattan, on the arrest of Assemblyman
Eric A. Stevenson of the Bronx on bribery charges, two days after State
Senator Malcolm A. Smith of Queens was arrested on unrelated charges of
bribery and corruption. Surge Targets Taliban Bastion
Military commanders say they will devote most of the 20,000 to 40,000 fresh troops expected from the U.S. to secure Afghanistan's south.
Slump Hits Home for Venture Capitalists
Sand Hill Road is the moneyed center of Silicon Valley, where venture-capital firms reside. But this bastion of high-end commercial real estate is cracking.
01.03. - Innovative ways to beat Germany’s smoking ban
Until recently, Germany was one of western Europe's last bastions for
smokers.
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breastwork
n.
A temporary, quickly constructed fortification, usually breast-high. See synonyms at bulwark.
bastion
noun [C]
1 something which maintains or defends especially a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened:
British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege.
2 a part of the wall of a castle that sticks out from it in order to protect it
━━ n. （城の）稜堡(りょうほ); 拠点.
n.
- A projecting part of a fortification.
- A well-fortified position.
- One that is considered similar to a defensive stronghold: You are a bastion of strength. See synonyms at bulwark.
A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain), with the shape of a sharp point, facilitating active defense against assaulting troops. It allows the defenders of the fort to cover adjacent bastions and curtains with defensive fire.
moneyed Show phonetics
adjective FORMAL
rich:
a moneyed family
Idiom Definitions for 'Show me the money'
When people say this, they either want
to know how much they will be paid for something or want to see evidence
that something is valuable or worth paying for.
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