The Great Gatsby quiz 1

Two individuals privy to details of the discussions between the two companies, however, described the talks as being in their final stage.

Participants who feign engagement while promoting their own agenda are even less well tolerated.

Mr. Kennedy’s margin of victory was too slender to stir much elation.” Slate (Nov 22, 2012)

"Its approach is beyond reproach," he said about Hong Kong.

“So is not burying the dead,” the reporter said he retorted.

He described Mitul Shah as a fervent Manchester United fan.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an anti-Assad group, said that it had confirmed five deaths but was working to corroborate other claims.

The libel case will be heard on Thursday and Friday.

Things were more solemn in 2008, when restraint was needed. Salon (Sep 6, 2013)

The results have been modest at best, with barely perceptible market share. Forbes (Jan 15, 2013)

A more discreet way to give money is by prepaid credit cards.

Black's three-month trial drew international attention, heightened by his sometimes haughty comments.

Icahn says their meeting was “cordial” but eventually got “testy.” Forbes (Oct 2, 2013)

Exact figures are impossible to ascertain as military spending is always shrouded in secrecy even in peace time, according to Syria watchers.

His vacuous face had taken on a vivacity. Hecht, Ben

But the book also zoned in on nature's chaos and human malevolence.

There have been sporadic violent protests against the cost of living.

Tax evasion is punishable by as long as five years in prison.

Mr. Letterman asked, a touch of incredulity in his voice.

I will say that I liked the juxtaposition between Theon being tortured and  Joffey standing before a mirror whining about his wedding clothes. Slate (Apr 7, 2013)

That fellow who persisted in making tactless observations about the aristocracy. Various

He had found him blunt, grim, obstinate, somewhat coarse, yet apparently not brutal. Standish, Burt L.

Shipments by the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter are in disarray.

Its purpose was somewhat nebulous in the beginning. Forbes (Aug 21, 2013)

He’s one of the people moving hip-hop culture forward in ineffable ways, who before the Internet might have been untraceable.

In a recent operations order, Commissioner Kelly explained departmental policy under the euphemism “performance goal.” Salon (May 30, 2012)

Intermittent rain fell around the city, thickening the air, threatening to delay things.

As Russell originally pointed out, giant stars of every spectral type have nearly the same luminosity. Todd, David Peck

He was garrulous and loose, at times almost disengaged.

For one thing, both companies will lean much more heavily on the amorphous “cloud.” Forbes (Jul 25, 2013)

In Spain, talk of visiting Chicago is, well, sparse. Chicago Tribune (Sep 7, 2013)

Sullen salesgirls peddle stale sandwiches; men in bad suits drink silently at the bars. Slate (Jun 26, 2013)