Konzernsheriff
English translation: corporate gunslingers
| 10:21 Mar 23, 2003 |
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|  Selected response from: Nicole Tata United Kingdom Local time: 06:13 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | corporate gunslingers |
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| 5 | Security Service Man |
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| 3 +1 | corporation cowboy |
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| 4 | corporate "policeman of the world" |
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| 4 | corporate bossman |
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| 4 | corporate player |
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peer agreement (net): +1corporation cowboy Explanation: is one of these corporation cowboys... maybe that works... |
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corporate "policeman of the world" Explanation: "Policeman of the world" comes from the ideology that the US should step into to correct injustice in other countries. It is ironic in combination with "corporate", of course, since the police here are only watching over their business interests. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2corporate gunslingers Explanation: preserves the cowboy image without the negative connotations (of cowboy = someone who takes risks, cuts corners, shoddy workmanship) Examples: Sadly, and in stark contrast, there were the non-heroes of the year, the boardroom bandits, the conscienceless corporate gunslingers who, while other Americans ... www.csmonitor.com/2002/0731/p09s01-cojh.html Like corporate gunslingers, they took to carrying two mobile phones each, one a "private" line reserved for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and ... www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/ 04/19/1019020709149.html hope it helps |
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