Sentences with phrase «powerful businessman»

Developers and powerful businessmen who had business before the city like supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis ($ 50,000) and Alexis Lodde ($ 100,000) also gave mega contributions to the county committees.

Desmarais has been called the most powerful businessman in Canada, gaining the ear of Pierre Trudeau, Paul Martin, Brian Mulroney and Jean Chretien, whose daughter is married to Desmarais» son, Andre.

When powerful businessmen and - women are present, their understated qualities make them stand out and shine.

Her elite clients are powerful businessmen at the top level of their industry who are highly educated and financially successful.

But Ray and his son aren't alone in nature, because high profile assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) has ventured into nature with the malevolent intentions of fulfilling a contract to kill an extremely powerful businessman.

Nick electronically is communicating with his younger brother Joey (Bell, The Eagle) who, along with his brother's feisty girlfriend Angie (Rodriguez, «Entourage»), busts into a building across the street in order to try to get the near priceless diamond that Nick took the rap for from the man who set him up, a wealthy and powerful businessman named David Englander (Harris, Appaloosa).

But her attraction to her employer, powerful businessman Phillip Mansfield, threatens to expose her identity and ruin her carefully laid plans.

Season 1 revolves around the search for Julie Mao (Florence Faivre), the high - society daughter of one of Earth's most powerful businessmen.

Powerful businessmen and - women do not count on others for their sense of self - worth, drive for success or personal or business satisfaction.

In his post on the company blog, on Monday, Musk labeled Eberhard as someone who falsely «plays to a common archetype — that of the noble inventor whose invention is usurped by the rich and powerful businessman.»

WBFO's Eileen Buckley reports 18 - year - old opponent of Carl Paladino lost, but created a tight race for the powerful businessman.

But the 18 - year - old opponent created a tight race for the powerful businessman.

There are speculations that Mr Ibrahim Mahama, a powerful businessman who owns a chain of companies, including Engineers & Planners, possibly struck the deal to meet the president when the two met at the inauguration of African football legend, George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah, President of Liberia last week.

Over the last decade, the flower collectors have demanded that the park be eliminated, claiming that their livelihoods are at stake, and local politicians and powerful businessmen have co-opted their cause as a means of weakening environmental laws.

He's grown up to be a powerful businessman who's enjoyed as much success in his personal life as in his career.

The film is based on the true story of Molly Bloom (Chastain), a former Olympic skier who made her reputation — and a lot of money — running discreet underground high - stakes poker games for wealthy clients that included movie stars, powerful businessmen, professional athletes, and, eventually, the Russian mob.