In my early days, a goal against us was shrugged off. Nobody liked conceding a goal, but once the ball had gone into the net it was accepted as 'one of those things' and everybody in the team would concentrate on trying to get the goal back. But once the maximum wage had been lifted and win bonuses became all-important, it was suddenly considered a crime to concede a goal.
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Contrary to several conflicting stories, I got the name Count right in Kansas City in 1936 while at the Reno Club. I was known as Bill Basie at that time. One night, while we were broadcasting, the announcer called me to the microphone for those usual few words of introduction. He commented that Bill Basie was a rather ordinary name, and further that there were a couple of well-known bandleaders named Earl Hines and Duke Ellington. Then he said, Bill, I think I'll call you Count Basie from now on. Is that all right with you' I thought he was kidding, shrugged my shoulders and replied, OK.'
The insurance market shrugged off the record hurricane losses of 2004, but the combined impact of Katrina, Rita and Wilma was clearly more than the market was ready to absorb in 2005. So far it seems only property insurance has been affected, but it remains to be seen if the rise in property rates will be the catalyst for an overall upturn in prices and a harder market.
I was there early. I think I was reading Atlas Shrugged . He got there, we ordered coffee. He was a little bit nervous and I was a little bit nervous. We just talked for a good hour and a half about the film and so forth.
This largely explains why the credit market shrugged the number off. And the LEI up three-tenths (of a percentage point) shows the economy isn't in danger of slowing anytime soon.
This flies in the face of mounting evidence that things are looking up for Germany, so the market seems to have shrugged it off and is looking through it.
High school students were cannibals they fed off your broken heart while you watched and then shrugged and offered you a bloody, apologetic smile.
Shrugged tells the story of our main character Theo, but you also get to see the back-and- forth between his right and wrong side, so to speak, and those moments will provide some comedic opportunities as we explore both sides of the coin. And make no mistake we have huge plans in store for the 'other world,' where Theo's decision-makers inhabit, and where the real perils of the story begin to take shape.
The markets took a rest Friday after a pretty busy week. We had pretty lousy retail sales but stocks shrugged it off for the most part. The market has factored in another rate cut next week. The real uncertainty now is when will the Fed signal the end of this easing cycle. We think that could be around the corner.
The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. - Atlas Shrugged
I shrugged it off. I thought it was indigestion.
I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
This suggests that the economy has largely shrugged off the ill effects of the hurricanes. Christmas will turn out better than expected.