The old master's art of selling
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Christie's International PLC Finance Director David Tyler is a qualified management accountant and not an art expert. While Christie's sales rose 71% in 1989 and exceeded one billion pounds sterling for the first time, Christie's rival in the auction market, Sotheby's has a larger share of the market. The two auction houses compete fiercely, which helps Christie's remain oriented towards maximizing the efficiency of its operations. Christie's has followed Sotheby's lead in offering guaranteed sales, but Tyler insists that Christie's will not follow the lead of its rival in offering loans to its rivals. Tyler believes that the elimination of controls over the movement of art in the single European market of 1992 will lead to a expansion of the art market, to the benefit of Christie's.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 1990
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Barack Obama 1961-
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Barack Obama, an American political leader was brought up by his mother as his parents divorced and his grandmother's practicality helped in keeping the family afloat. Obama showed political activism on the apartheid issue that sparked his interest in tackling problems in American society.
Publication Name: Biography Today
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 1058-2347
Year: 2007
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Congenital, liar, punch: would pathological prevaricator have been more on the nose?
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Pres. Bill Clinton smilingly threatened to 'punch in the nose' the columnist who called Hillary Rodham Clinton a congenital liar. The meanings of the words congenital and liar are explored. To punch 'in the nose' vs 'on the nose' is also debated.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1996
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