Sentences with word «baron»

Amazon's a bit like the late nineteenth - century robber barons of steel, rail and oil.

I'm not sure the mass market wants to pay $ 700 a month to avoid paying the oil barons of the world.

Perhaps the corporate robber barons of the reform movement need to be asked to leave the room and let the education professionals do their jobs.

He shows the dark side of Johnson's ambition: how he proved his loyalty to the great oil barons who had financed his rise to power by ruthlessly destroying the career of the New Dealer who was in charge of regulating them, Federal Power Commission Chairman Leland Olds.

Spare a thought for Colombian goalkeeper Conio Vazques who, in March 1996, saved three penalties during a shoot - out only to be gunned down after the game by a drugs baron who had bet heavily on an opposition victory.

«Ed Miliband will today try to repair his battered relationship with union barons by insisting they are not «the enemy within».

And, except for two congressmen who didn't take any energy industry money, the signatories received sizable contributions from a number of other corporations that compete with wind, including coal barons Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources; and oil and gas giants Chesapeake Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Valero Energy.

The first boom for the then territory's cattle barons in the late 1800s turned what had been luxuriant grasslands into desert scrub.

Read a bit of history, and you'll find that's precisely what the late nineteenth century robber barons in oil, steel and rail did.

The point is that Zuckerberg is no different from media baron Rupert Murdoch, who uses the Wall Street Journal and his tabloid papers to berate liberals, or the Sulzberger clan who control the New York Times (NYT) and staunchly support Democrats.

Though he appears in just three scenes in Roman Polanski's 1974 masterpiece Chinatown, John Huston creates one of movie history's most formidable villains: Noah Cross, the wealthy and ruthless land baron who masterminds an elaborate plot to buy up cheap desert property in the San Fernando Valley, irrigate it after bribing the water department, and sell the land for millions.

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But that hasn't stopped the coal barons from trying to sell their dangerous product elsewhere.

The simple answer is that he wants to be considered as standing up against vested interest groups as he did with the newspapers, unlike David Cameron who has stood up for the press barons for party political gain.

Inspired by the beauty of the surrounding Texas Hill Country, the Spa at Barons Creek offers a pampering and indulgent experience with a range of spa and salon services in an elegant and tranquil environment.

Similar to the deep glossy red used by David Hicks at Barons Court in the 1970s, Incarnadine is unashamedly classic and glamorous.

But wait, there's more; in accordance with the President's executive order «promoting energy independence and economic growth,» they have started leasing land around National Parks (they are not allowed to in the parks) to today's Robber Barons for oil and gas development.

It became known as the dog of the aristocratic class of sugar barons of Cuba.

I've championed Benteke forever on here, and all through his 19 game baron run to which people replied saying «he's sh1t».

Built in 1981 by railroad baron Henry Villard and luxuriously renovated in 2013, the grand entrance of this hotel is right across Madison Avenue from majestic St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Built by one of the great lumber barons of the 19th century, the William Carson Mansion is a sight to behold in Old Town Eureka.

So, in an attempt to get the party started, realtors David Ogilvy & Associates has released some more images of the property, currently owned by timber baron John M Rudey.

«Theresa May only needs to lose six seats for the Conservatives to lose their majority — leading to Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street propped up by the SNP and Lib Dems in a coalition of chaos, bankrolled by militant union barons like Len McCluskey.»

He contested the parliamentary constituency of Barons Court in the 1955 general election and was narrowly beaten.

In - room amenities in all cabins and houses at Barons CreekSide include central climate control with cooling and heating, satellite television with cable channels, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, and complimentary wireless Internet.

TreeTops & Treats Guest House offers relaxing accommodation in central Pretoria, ideal for holiday goers or the corporate baron in town on business, with a pleasant atmosphere, top - class hospitality and dinners on r...

In the last resort, the Labour Party has to attract votes in ballot boxes whatever trade union barons say or however much trade unions contribute to the Labour Party.

It comes just as media baron Rupert Murdoch is seeking U.K. government clearance for a euro12 billion ($ 19 billion) bid for full control of British Sky Broadcasting, a prize far more valuable than his British stable of newspapers.

I certainly don't remember the press barons making a huge noise about the lack of transparency on display there.

In the U.S., activist and journalist Mike Stark is being sued for defamation after writing a strongly opinionated article about coal baron Robert Murray.

As we recently reported, efforts to promote compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel is gaining momentum — thanks mainly to Texas energy baron T. Boone Pickens and his plan to make CNG vehicles a critical part of a national oil independence strategy.

Drugs baron David Hough, 36, tied the knot with Hayley McGarry at Mar The widow of a slain gangster has dodged jail after being nabbed during an # 800 shoplifting spree.

This one belonged to Robert Fitzwalter, a powerful English baron heavily involved in forcing the English king, John, to agree to Magna Carta in 1215.

So you've inherited a massive fortune from your robber baron great - uncle — congratulations!

Though it would be foolish to pretend a document drawn up by feudal barons contains the answers, the Magna Carta furnishes a rich tradition of resistance to arbitrary power to inspire and orientate contemporary struggles.

Some say the cattle barons didn't want to feed the cowhands expensive cuts of meat so brisket — a cut of meat from the lower chest — was the meat of choice.

Head admires the «stamina» of long - term holders who've remained loyal through thick and thin, and points out that many of the tuna barons from Port Lincoln had built their wealth from privately owned businesses.

«This is pure harassment by fossil fuel barons against a non-violent, peaceful citizen activist who is a leader in the fight to protect our water, air and land against degradation by these gas companies.

The gold barons control the remote regions in which they operate and have the support of local people, who depend on the gold industry for their livelihood.

Ahead of its season premiere on FX next month, a second trailer has arrived online for Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy's upcoming anthology series Trust which is based on the story of the real life kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Harris Dickinson) and stars Donald Sutherland as oil baron J. Paul Getty alongside Hilary Swank, Brendan -LSB-...]

When Sunny (Daniel Wu), regent to the ruthless baron Quinn (Marton Csokas), rescues a young boy (Aramis Knight) with extraordinary powers, he agrees to train him in exchange for his help in escaping to a mystical city called Azra.

In 2011, it had bought out the mountaintop removal mining company Massey Coal from under coal baron Don Blankenship (recently convicted of conspiracy to avoid mine safety standards).

Edmonton Oilers prospect Linus Omark has been stuck playing in the AHL with the Oklahoma City Barons for most of his career.

Danny Boyle's series Trust, like Ridley Scott's 2017 film All the Money in the World, recounts the strange family saga of oil baron John Paul Getty and his grandson's kidnapping

It also shows just how pathetic politicians are, including Mister Ed, who feel the need to rub shoulders with newspaper barons who have no qualms attacking the working class, demonising asylum seekers, vilifying benefit «scroungers», indulge in casual racism, homophobia and sexism....

A legendary Texas natural gas baron named George Mitchell, who died in 2013, was the first to tap the Barnett shale using hydraulic fracturing.