hole, holed, in the hole, Uncollected taxes, are responsible for the biggest hole in public coffers/ anti-money-laundering system

Some experts reckon Dubai may be the single biggest hole in the global anti-money-laundering system



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Can Dubai enter the premier league of financial centres?
Navigating the storm

Uncollected taxes, not money squandered or stolen, are responsible for the biggest hole in public coffers in Africa

Taxing times

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African governments are trying to collect more tax

Taxing times

2010年3月29日 星期一

當飛行員把臺灣人類比成貓時，卻有臺灣的目擊者指出「飛機駛員看呆了，飛機掉進下淡水溪 去了」。真的有這一回事嗎？我們查閱當天的任務報告，發現美軍的損傷紀錄為：「在屏東機場與淡水溪之間的三個位置遭受中度砲火，一位無線電操作員受輕傷， 兩架飛機穿孔」(One radio operator was injured slightly and two airplanes were holed by the moderate, medium, accurate to inaccurate fire received from three positions between Heito Airdrome and Tansui River.) 但是，並沒有任何飛機墜毀。如此看來，「飛機掉進下淡水溪」的說法應該是訛傳。

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The Michael Lewis Taiwan Image Collection : Search Results

9. [lw0289] SAVAGES' HOUSES OF HEITO, TAIWAN, （台湾）屏東番屋

air·drome (âr'drōm') 
n.

1. An airport.
2. A military air base.

hole

n.

1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel.
2. 1. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater.
   2. Sports. An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders.
   3. A fault or flaw: There are holes in your argument.
3. A deep place in a body of water.
4. An animal's hollowed-out habitation, such as a burrow.
5. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling.
6. A deep or isolated place of confinement; a dungeon.
7. An awkward situation; a predicament.
8. Sports.
   1. The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit.
   2. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup.
9. Physics. A vacant position in a crystal left by the absence of an electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge. Also called electron hole.

v., holed, hol·ing, holes. v.tr.

1. To put a hole in.
2. To put or propel into a hole.

v.intr.
To make a hole in something.

phrasal verbs:
hole out Sports.

1. To hit a golf ball into the hole.

hole up

1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole.
2. Informal. To take refuge in or as if in a hideout.

idiom:
in the hole

1. Having a score below zero.
2. In debt.
3. At a disadvantage.

[Middle English, from Old English hol.]

2011年7月17日 星期日

pass over, taken in by, in the hole

Elizabeth Warren Not Likely to Head Consumer Agency

Though she helped to create it, Wall Street critic may get passed over for head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Rebekah Brooks Arrested In Hacking Probe

Ex-News International chief, who resigned Friday, is taken in by police in London.

Gingrich Campaign: $1 Million in Debt, Half on Private Jets

Former Speaker of the House in the hole while Romney, Bachmann rake in contributions.

in the hole
1. In debt; in trouble, especially financial trouble. For example, Joan is too extravagant; she's always in the hole, or Buying all these Christmas presents will put us in the hole for the next few months. [Colloquial; early 1800s] Also see in a bind.
2. In trouble in a competitive sport. For example, At three balls and no strikes, the pitcher's in the hole, or The batter's got two strikes on him; he's in the hole. [Slang; late 1800s]
3. In a card game, scoring lower than zero. For example, Only one hand's been dealt and I'm already three points in the hole. This expression alludes to the practice of circling a minus score in the old game of euchre. The antonym for all three usages is out of the hole, as in It took careful financial management to get Kevin out of the hole, or An experienced pitcher often can manage to get out of the hole. Also see ace in the hole.

pass over
vDefinition: ignore, disregard
Antonyms: attend, heed, take care, tap