| 单词 | Gulliver |
| 例句 | He sat, exhausted, and fed Gulliver a dandelion. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Lilliput is an island in Gulliver’s Travels,” I say, since no one else is speaking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In the book, the explorer, Lemuel Gulliver, travels to all these different lands after a shipwreck. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He pushed his fear to the corner of his brain and checked on Gulliver again. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The Brobdingnagians, we would say, but that is only because we know that Gulliver’s size is our size. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Bessie asked if I would have a book: the word book acted as a transient stimulus, and I begged her to fetch Gulliver’s Travels from the library. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Gulliver chirped, so Virgil fed him a dandelion. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Virgil waited for him to open the backpack, discover Gulliver, and destroy him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Of all the treats in the entire world—celery sticks, baby carrots, orange slices—Gulliver liked dandelions best. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There’s a book over there on the table, Gulliver’s Travels. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He told himself he was protecting Gulliver, but he knew it was the other way around. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Virgil peeked inside his backpack to check on Gulliver. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He couldn’t leave Gulliver—not for a second. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The darkness had invaded Virgil’s lungs and choked him, and he couldn’t breathe until he knew Gulliver was breathing, too. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’m going to my room to check on Gulliver, make sure he’s okay.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z They were spreading, tips touching opposite sides of the well, taking up all the space that he and Gulliver couldn’t manage to fill. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The white man in the book, Gulliver, roved from peril to peril, each new island a new predicament to solve before he could return home. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We meet Gulliver as a dreamy young man in search of adventure, trying to get anywhere that would involve sea travel, and see him evolve masterfully. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I tell her I had to read A Modest Proposal from the back of Gulliver’s Travels and she says, That’s all right, ’tis only a children’s book. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Gulliver knows exactly what it is not to be free. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Virgil fed Gulliver and texted Kaori as he walked down the hall for breakfast. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Normally they clamber around me until I feel like Gulliver among the Lepidopterans. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Virgil could never really tell when Gulliver was sleeping, since his eyes were always open and he spent a lot of time hiding in his plastic tree hut. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Virgil set Gulliver carefully atop the blankets and zipped the backpack. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His round black eyes fixed on Virgil from his nest in the backpack, which Virgil was wearing backward so he could lean against the wall and watch Gulliver at the same time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He reached in to feel Gulliver and heard a single, healthy chirp. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Do you hear that, Pah? You can eat me. Just leave Gulliver alone. I’m going to sleep.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He checked on Gulliver, who regarded him with shaking whiskers. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In 1704 Jonathan Swift, later the author of Gulliver’s Travels, published a little satire entitled The Battle of the Books. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All the while, his bones would lie at the bottom of the pit, with Gulliver’s little bones next to him, so small that they’d look like thread. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Even though it was a bright sunny afternoon aboveground, the deep well that now cradled Gulliver was a dark, dark place. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Only he knew what Gulliver sounded like, and this wasn’t it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, shook my head, and plunged back into Gulliver's Travels. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Now he could enjoy breakfast, get Gulliver packed, and have plenty of time to find the five stones. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Virgil had shielded Gulliver when the stones fell. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The thought of abandoning Gulliver was far worse than the realization that he’d have to jump. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Is it Gulliver or the Brobdingnagians who are the wrong size? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He made sure to leave it partially open so Gulliver could breathe. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I thought of the nursery-school kids, huddled round Charles the next morning like Lilliputians round the sleeping Gulliver. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Gulliver had nothing to do with his Grand Failure. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Virgil dropped his hand and scratched behind Gulliver’s ears. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Gulliver was none the wiser—he just wanted a dandelion, so Virgil gave him one. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Virgil wished he’d never learned that, because now he was convinced that Gulliver suffered from debilitating depression. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Lilliput is the name of an island from a book called Gulliver’s Travels. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When Gulliver stopped chirping, a strange sound filled the well—a wail mixed with a gasp and a hiccup. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Gulliver’s noises were harmless and simple—squeaks when he was hungry, chirps when he was happy. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He couldn’t see him, but he felt the tug of Gulliver’s teeth against the stem and heard the faint munching as he chewed it down. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Once Gulliver was tucked safely away, Virgil pulled the straps over his shoulders. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He imagined his bedroom, with Gulliver rattling the water bottle. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If we hadn’t seen the ships, big ones with curled Russian lettering, moored to the docks like Gullivers, we might have come back another day. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Gulliver didn’t chirp once when Virgil lifted him out of his cage—another sign of his misery and resentment. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Glancing at the bookcases, I thought I could distinguish the two volumes of Bewick’s British Birds occupying their old place on the third shelf, and Gulliver’s Travels and the Arabian Nights ranged just above. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Swift had read Cyrano, and Gulliver is a cunning variation on the by then conventional themes of science fiction, one in which islands are substituted for planets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She puts down the book she holds, Gulliver’s Travels, and fans herself with a ragged peacock feather fan. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Not floating in water, but slouched on its side at the bottom of the well, zipper still open just an inch, just enough for Gulliver to breathe. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A few hours ago he wouldn’t have thought it was possible to sleep when your life was in grave danger, but he’d actually fallen asleep, cradling Gulliver close to him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Since this was the end of Virgil and Gulliver, he hugged his backpack close to him and decided to take a nap. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Two heartbeats, one body,” she sings of the pregnancy that brought her and husband James Gulliver Hancock’s son, Quinn, into the world. CD reviews: Lenka, Queens of the Stone Age, Roomrunner 2013-06-03T19:32:13Z Gulliver had enjoyed a hit with that most noisy of watering holes, the Fire Station in Waterloo, with the result that his idea of a restaurant involved sofas and booming music. St John's five rules for success: 'No music, no art, no garnishes, no flowers, no service charge' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z But it is not laugh-out-loud funny on a page-by-page basis, because much of the humour derives from the deadpan reaction of the narrator, Lemuel Gulliver, to the astonishing things he experiences. Why Gulliver's jokes just don't travel 2011-01-06T22:30:01Z It ranked No. 3 overseas behind the domestic dud "Gulliver's Travels" and "Tron: Legacy," which each earned about $24 million over the weekend. "Little Fockers" leads soft new year box office 2011-01-03T00:07:34Z At Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, Jonathan Swift 350, June 7 to 9, will explore the writings of the author of “Gulliver’s Travels,” with exhibits and lectures in the year of his 350th birthday. A Year to Toast Independence, Reformation and Satire 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Blunt is referring to the US actor who plays Horatio, a Lilliputian whom the giant Gulliver helps woo Blunt's princess. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z Gulliver copes with Lilliput the way he coped with his real life — with exaggeration. 'Gulliver's Travels': a big Jack Black adventure with little drive to it 2010-12-23T21:28:04Z But fear no more, because this Christmas Jack Black will once and for all become the definitive Lemuel Gulliver. Beat a Swift retreat? 2010-06-08T07:30:00Z Though he's had a few sizable flops, like "Year One" and "Gulliver's Travels," over the course of his career, his movies have grossed nearly $3.5 billion worldwide. Jack Black is game for anything -- except vanity 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Jack Black plays a travel writer who discovers an island full of belligerent wee folk in the latest big-screen adaptation of the Jonathan Swift fantasy "Gulliver's Travels." Swift's story, liberally adapted, fun but no big deal 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z If Gulliver could travel through time, instead of sailing around the world, imagine how familiar the Yahoos of Washington would look to him now. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Needless to say, the works of children's literature that enthralled me were Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels. Big on littleness 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z His Dark Materials is not, Pullman insists, written "for children" any more than, say, Gulliver's Travels is. Profile: Philip Pullman 2011-03-30T12:07:35Z Aside from “Marmaduke,” Mr. Davis is working on an ambitious adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels,” starring Jack Black, and “The Sims,” based on the popular computer game. ?Marmaduke? Producer Is a Friend to Comic Animals 2010-05-28T22:31:00Z And of course in the future, we've got the whole of time to play with – to still do stories based around the Prospero group or the Gulliver group. Alan Moore: an extraordinary gentleman ? Q&A 2011-07-25T12:47:07Z Set against most of the year's "big" releases, resembles Gulliver in Lilliput. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z Glaswegian Connolly has an extensive list of screen credits that includes roles in Mrs Brown - for which he was Bafta-nominated, The Last Samurai and Gulliver's Travels. Connolly lands Hobbit dwarf role 2012-02-09T08:41:37Z Today, scholars relish the anti-Whig references in “Gulliver’s Travels,” but the rest of us can still enjoy its wicked critique of hubris, vanity and illogic. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z There was Gulliver, about 100 feet long and lying on his back, wearing Converse All-Stars, and an archaeological dig in which dinosaurs, Mr. Barros said, will come to life midparade and eat the scientists. In Rio, the Work Goes In Before the Party Goes On 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The author is best known, of course, for “Gulliver’s Travels,” but his oeuvre is enormous. Donald Trump’s modest proposals: His campaign sounded like a Jonathan Swift essay — but who got the joke? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z "We just quietly go about our business," says Gulliver, coffee slopping over the side of his cup as he slaps the table. St John's five rules for success: 'No music, no art, no garnishes, no flowers, no service charge' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Fully half of "Gulliver's Travels" doesn't quite come off, yet the whole of it is earnestly silly and rather sweet. Swift's story, liberally adapted, fun but no big deal 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z The walls were whitewashed for similar reasons, though the decision to hang no art would have stood even if he and Gulliver had been as rich as Croesus. St John's five rules for success: 'No music, no art, no garnishes, no flowers, no service charge' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z I try Gulliver's Travels and am similarly depressed. Living in a television time warp 2011-01-03T07:00:01Z "I was thinking, what if every state our protagonists go through as he or she goes north is a different state of American possibility. And so it became sort of a 'Gulliver’s Travels' type structure." Oprah Winfrey picks Colson Whitehead's latest, 'The Undergound Railroad,' for her book club 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Gulliver’s Travels was customized to make room for Jack Black.Actually, American Pastoral and the curse of adapting a literary classic 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Stubbs argues that the image of Swift as a “misanthropic monster” is not entirely fair, but Gulliver’s fate is instructive, nonetheless. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z They manage to escape from Gulliver, but their problems are not over. Lilliput by Sam Gayton - review 2013-04-21T11:00:00Z He said Mr. Henderson and Mr. Gulliver were fiercely encouraging to chefs who want to explore new ways of cooking, like the pop-up Parsi supper club Mr. Talati hosts once a month. The Culinary Couple Who Built a British Empire 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Well, that and a scene in which Gulliver extinguishes a fire raging through the Lilliputian king's castle by voiding his bladder on the royal residence. How Hollywood guts children's classics 2010-12-29T18:01:00Z Remember that “Gulliver’s Travels” ends with the intrepid narrator isolated and disgusted. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Tina Modotti's celebrated Hands of the Puppeteer, massive and tangled in fine strings like Gulliver tied down by the Lilliputians, shows her gift for capturing the sensual materiality of life. Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-40 – review 2013-07-06T23:05:35Z It looks as if he has fallen and can’t get up and, like Gulliver, he has Lilliputian figures climbing all over him. Art Review: Pondering Sculpture Under the Trees 2010-08-26T20:00:00Z "Yogi Bear" was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc. "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and "Gulliver's Travels" were released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp. "Little Fockers" leads soft new year box office 2011-01-03T00:07:34Z Gulliver’s “Cinematic Illumination,” by contrast, was done on the cheap, and made a virtue of the projectors’ limited abilities. A Countercultural Dreamland From Tokyo Flickers at MoMA 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z But as so often, this diluted Gulliver's Travels is presented as if it were a children's story, clearly influenced by similarly defanged versions of Alice In Wonderland. Gulliver's Travels ? review 2010-12-23T22:36:00Z While the plan is a clear departure from the scope of their previous endeavors, Mr. Gulliver explained that expanding into hospitality was part of a natural progression. In Transit: London Pair Behind St. John to Open Hotel 2010-12-22T11:00:23Z “Guests will wake up to the smell of bread in the morning, they can order Welsh rarebit for room service, or have supper in the restaurant,” Mr. Gulliver explained. In Transit: London Pair Behind St. John to Open Hotel 2010-12-22T11:00:23Z Gulliver coaches Horatio on wooing the princess by various exotic means, including a rendition of the Prince song "Kiss." Swift's story, liberally adapted, fun but no big deal 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z "Wolfman was quite effects-heavy, but this was much more so," says Blunt of her Gulliver's Travels experience, which involved extensive "green screen" acting. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z “The museum is meant to be like Gulliver.” ?History of the World in 100 Objects,? From British Museum 2011-10-29T20:26:57Z Black plays Lemuel Gulliver in the contemporary take on Swift's classic novel "Everyone imagines he must be so manic," says Blunt. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z Gulliver’s work hits especially hard now, in a moment where America is as agitated as late ’60s Japan, but where no equivalent experimentation in art is taking place. A Countercultural Dreamland From Tokyo Flickers at MoMA 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Glendon Gulliver, 61, didn't enter a plea and was granted bail by a judge at Paisley Sheriff Court near Glasgow. United Airlines pilot charged in Scotland with failing alcohol test before New Jersey-bound flight 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “We didn’t know it then, but a restaurant develops a relationship with people and a relationship with a city,” said Mr. Gulliver, 66. The Culinary Couple Who Built a British Empire 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Calling Lévi-Strauss Increasingly, this season seems like Gulliver’s Travels penned by H.P. The Walking Dead 'Slabtown' Recap: Grosser Than Gross 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Gulliver and his 45-year-old co-pilot were arrested Saturday at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol and drugs. United Airlines pilot charged in Scotland with failing alcohol test before New Jersey-bound flight 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z It’s a small world after all — or at least it feels that way at Gulliver’s Gate, which bills itself as “the most technologically advanced and interactive museum of miniatures on the planet.” From undercover to underwater: Four new Times Square attractions offer a variety of immersive experiences 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Gulliver's Travels is out in the UK on 26 December. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z Further down the chart, comedy Gulliver's Travels, starring Jack Black in a loose adaptation that might have Jonathan Swift turning in his grave, opened in a lacklustre seventh place with just $7.2m. True Grit, real hit: Coens' western scores big at Christmas box office 2010-12-27T11:58:02Z He’s essentially a Turkish Gulliver, continually astonished by the strange ways of these backward people who treat him with such condescension even while depending on his medical knowledge. Review | Arthur Phillips shows that choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z After his death, a headline in Variety declared him “A Gulliver Among TV Movie Producers.” Robert Halmi, 90, Producer of TV Films, Dies 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Some of the familiar contradictions of 21st-century capitalism are magnified as Paul, a Gulliver gone native in Lilliput, eventually discovers. Review: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Having deemed itself unable to defeat those foes, this rendition of “Gulliver’s Travels” chuses rather to join them. | 'Gulliver?s Travels': A Belly Big Enough to Be Seen From the 18th Century 2010-12-23T15:16:46Z Gulliver's Travels was a bible for George Orwell when he was at Eton, and the dean's excellent blethering horses made a world for me, too, when I was young. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z A Life magazine illustration by the cartoonist Harrison Cady shows tiny Jews tying up a Gulliver representing New York society, with ribbons labeled “real estate,” “jewelry” and “haberdashery.” Antiques: Anti-Semitic Artifacts, New York History and Greek Coins 2011-12-22T23:04:32Z When he tries to rescue Gulliver from the neighborhood bully, Chet Bullens, Virgil and his pet become trapped in an abandoned well. The perfect children’s book for kids who won’t be quiet 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Is his particular brand of humor right for the character Lemuel Gulliver? "Gulliver's Travels" tests Jack Black's appeal 2010-12-24T00:58:36Z The gigantic Gulliver was inspired by the mountains overlooking Belfast, the 1,214-foot Cave Hill summit being the “nose” of the Gulliver face outlined on the mountain. Climbing the summits of Irish literature After we finish talking, Henderson and Gulliver's assistant, Kitty, hands me a family tree: a list of names I've been nagging them to compile for weeks. St John's five rules for success: 'No music, no art, no garnishes, no flowers, no service charge' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Lilliputby Sam Gayton Gulliver takes Lily back to his room in London, where he imprisons her in a bird cage, high off the floor so there is no possibility of escape. Lilliput by Sam Gayton - review 2013-04-21T11:00:00Z In a document in Price’s handwriting, likely dating from 1939, she describes her maternal ancestry as “French, Indian and Spanish,” obscuring William Gulliver’s African descent. As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Gulliver, not to put too fine a point on it, is a bit thick. Why Gulliver's jokes just don't travel 2011-01-06T22:30:01Z "No, we leave it to other places to be popular," says Gulliver. St John's five rules for success: 'No music, no art, no garnishes, no flowers, no service charge' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Orwell assumed that Gulliver reflected his creator’s morose character and claimed that Swift suffered from a “general hatred of humanity” stoked by a perverse obsession with mankind’s sins and weaknesses. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Roth epitomises their sheer strangeness in a sort of Swiftian vision: the volcano as a fiery pudding, a steep learning curve for Gulliver in his travels. Volcanic splash 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z Although no photograph of Price’s maternal grandfather, an Indianapolis barber named William Gulliver, is known to survive, local newspapers described him as “colored.” As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Inspired by Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” the whimsical wonderland includes 300 miniature displays of world landmarks and cities, scaled down to 1/87th of their true, towering size. From undercover to underwater: Four new Times Square attractions offer a variety of immersive experiences 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Swift is best known for the book Gulliver's Travels and his satirical pamphlet about poverty in Ireland, known as A Modest Proposal. Did Gulliver author use baby language to woo? 2011-01-28T12:09:16Z Black plays Lemuel Gulliver, a lonely "Star Wars"- obsessed loser, stuck 10 years in the mail room at a publishing house. 'Gulliver's Travels': a big Jack Black adventure with little drive to it 2010-12-23T21:28:04Z The following week, United pilot Glendon Gulliver, 61, was formally charged in a Scotland court with being over the legal alcohol limit prior to the flight. United Airlines changes alcohol policy for pilots after Glasgow incident 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Swiftly: A Novel is an enlightenment-era steampunk fantasy, spun from the what if? question of how the British Empire might have evolved had it enslaved the Lilliputian people of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Adam Roberts: last of the SF writers 2013-02-15T11:09:00Z One of the local restaurants, Gulliver’s World Cafe, boasts the most expensive french fries — $12.99 — in New Brunswick. A different kind of coasting: Maine to Canada via the Bay of Fundy and St. John River 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z In Belfast, the path to Gulliver’s nose starts at the city zoo, with signs and a map to the right of the entrance building. Climbing the summits of Irish literature Scholars assumed this was done after Swift's death to protect the reputationof the author of Gulliver's Travels . Three-year-old helps translate Jonathan Swift's letters to his poo poo ppt 2011-01-28T00:03:01Z During the 1920s, Jones was regularly commissioned to produce book illustrations, most notably for Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” the medieval “Chester Play of the Deluge,” the Book of Jonah and Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Why isn’t David Jones famous? 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The British actress plays Princess Mary of Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels, a modern take on Jonathan Swift's classic 18th Century satire. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z Yes, he's staring at his fingers in a deliberately intense way and, yes, his eyebrows are going haywire, but maybe this is simply to realistically demonstrate the essence of Lemuel Gulliver in a modern setting. Beat a Swift retreat? 2010-06-08T07:30:00Z Indulge, rather, my views on “Gulliver’s Travels,” which somewhat cleverly converts my great Satire into a gaudy, puerile Toy. | 'Gulliver?s Travels': A Belly Big Enough to Be Seen From the 18th Century 2010-12-23T15:16:46Z In Gulliver's Travels, Jack Black is the mail room boy at – wait for it – a big city newspaper in the US, who inexplicably gets given a commission to write a travel article. New film, old media 2011-01-13T14:58:31Z Ray's daughter, Vanessa Harryhausen, told me about how she had the puppets of the alligator from The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver and the elephant from The Valley Of Gwangi as her childhood playthings. Happy birthday, Ray Harryhausen! 2010-06-29T12:10:00Z In the language department, Gulliver met brilliant professors who trimmed English to nothing but nouns, and even more brilliant professors who abolished “all words whatsoever.” ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: This Symbolism Does Not Compute 2014-05-05T15:16:14Z Virgil picks dandelions as treats for Gulliver, just as Kelly did for her pet, Clover. Real-life bullying experience weaves its way into award-winning author’s books 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The three horses were basically Jonathan Swift’s Houyhnhnms in drag, these being a race of rational beings described in “Gulliver’s Travels” that physically resemble horses but are superior to human “yahoos.” Thomas the Tank Engine, neocolonial fantasy: What his new international pals, and the backlash against them, signal 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Only a few of the true Gulliver’s journeys, to Lilliput and, briefly, to the land of the Brobdingnags, fall within the narrow Compass of this Narrative, which has been transported from my Time to yours. | 'Gulliver?s Travels': A Belly Big Enough to Be Seen From the 18th Century 2010-12-23T15:16:46Z The most impressive is at the Museum of Modern Art, which is staging the first American museum presentation of the multimedia artist Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver. A Countercultural Dreamland From Tokyo Flickers at MoMA 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z On the map included in Volume II of his 1726 satire “Gulliver’s Travels,” Jonathan Swift depicts it as an enormous peninsula somewhere north of California. The Outsize Genius of ‘I’m a Virgo’ 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Any defenses we’ve built in will be undone, like Gulliver throwing off the tiny strands the Lilliputians used to try and restrain him. Here’s Why AI May Be Extremely Dangerous—Whether It’s Conscious or Not 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z She viewed Jonathan Swift's own, annotated, copy of his book Gulliver's Travels, during her visit to the library. King Charles and Queen Camilla meet religious leaders in Armagh 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z There’s an interesting case study of fellow Ménière’s sufferer Jonathan Swift and his struggles while trying to write “Gulliver’s Travels.” Review | In his moving memoir, John Cotter anticipates a world without sound 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Gulliver said the state is drawing in part on wrong-way detection initiatives in other states, including Texas and Rhode Island. States seek ways to curb deadly highway wrong-way crashes 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z As Gulliver traversed the globe, so Pampa sails through time, discovering in each era new examples of men’s vanity and judgment. Review | Salman Rushdie’s first novel since he was attacked is a tale of magic 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Michael Haggard, an attorney whose son played football with D’Sean Perry at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, said the family is waiting for results of an investigation into the shooting. D’Sean Perry’s death at U-Va. could have been prevented, parents say 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Perry and Blount’s roommate, defensive end Mandy Alonso, attended the same high school, Gulliver Prep in Miami, and Blount said from the minute Perry arrived on campus, the group became close. Seahawks safety Joey Blount honors Virginia football teammates who were killed 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Sims read aloud an essay Perry composed for an English class at Gulliver, with Perry writing that he had “an epiphany” while working with some middle school football players. Slain football players remembered as funny, sweet, ambitious 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Gulliver said that over the years, the state has taken steps to reduce that confusion and the wrong-way program will further aid motorists. States seek ways to curb deadly highway wrong-way crashes 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z At the Board Leadership Forum in New York, Gulliver described the Rooney Rule as “the NFL’s most significant export besides the game itself.” The failed NFL diversity ‘rule’ corporate America loves Its editor wrote, “There is no doubt but the article was manufactured in this country, and that it belongs to the same school as Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver’s Travels.” Great Moon Hoax of 1835 convinced the world of extraterrestrial life 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z An oversized plant in a small garden can be a dramatic stroke of genius or loom like Gulliver among the little people, blocking doorways, paths and windows. Slow-growing, low-maintenance dwarf shrubs that thrive in small garden spaces 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z “It is a little bit of a dicey operation whenever you have ice on a river. It can be dangerous,” MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver told NBC Boston at the time. MassDOT busy retrieving traffic cones tossed into river 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z “It gives you an opportunity to hit the brakes, realize you’ve gone in the wrong direction and turn around,” said Massachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver. States seek ways to curb deadly highway wrong-way crashes 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Gulliver found the largest cells by far in the three-toed amphiuma, whose vestigial legs are so tiny it resembles an eel. Junk DNA Deforms Salamander Bodies 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In light of this, Wheatcroft seems like a single Lilliputian attempting to tie down Gulliver with a single thread. Opinion | A new book casts Winston Churchill as a racist imperialist. This is misguided history. 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The figures are as small as Jorge Flores’s eyeballs as he peers into the window of the barbershop, like Gulliver in the land of Lilliput. His collection of miniatures from around the world fills 16 rooms. And he’s not done yet. 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z In addition to Lewis, survivors include her two children, Manon and Gulliver. Helen McCrory, gangster matriarch in TV’s ‘Peaky Blinders,’ dies at 52 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z “When wrong-way driver crashes happen they generally lead to fatalities. They are some of the most deadly crashes we have, especially when they’re on the interstates involving high speed,” Gulliver said. States seek ways to curb deadly highway wrong-way crashes 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z When Ben Gulliver was furloughed, he started selling much-needed products to people in lockdown. Lockdown entrepreneur Ben Gulliver urges others 'never give up' 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Jonathan Swift’s Dr. Lemuel Gulliver sails to Lilliput, land of pygmies, and Brobdingnag, land of giants. Movies on TV this week: 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2' on Freeform 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Taylor took a hiatus from football during his first three years at Miami’s Gulliver Prep to focus on basketball. Sean Taylor’s little brother is now a hard-hitting, ball-hawking college safety 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z He calls the devices Gullivers, in honour of the adventurer in Jonathan Swift’s 1726 book Gulliver’s Travels. The search for microbial dark matter 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Initially, the pilot program was intended to be a multi-year effort, but the system has proven so successful officials said the state will work to expand it quickly, Gulliver said. States seek ways to curb deadly highway wrong-way crashes 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In Massachusetts, early data shows that the car crash death rate doubled in April, compared to the same time last year according to the state's highway administrator, Jonathan Gulliver. Car crash death rates skyrocket in several states during coronavirus shutdown 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Gulliver, for instance, will wash up on shore at some point. 11 things we learned about Animal Crossing: New Horizons from today’s Nintendo Direct 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The Owls’ staff visited Gulliver Prep to watch film in December. Sean Taylor’s little brother is now a hard-hitting, ball-hawking college safety 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Gullivers are little boxes filled with sterile gel, with a semipermeable-membrane surface, like that of the ichip, to allow nutrients and signals to diffuse in. The search for microbial dark matter 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z If the effective space between your pupils suddenly goes from a few inches to a few feet, you become Gulliver, and your brain says, “This must be Lilliput.” Letter of Recommendation: 3D Without Glasses 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Now, with many states reopening and summer right around the corner, Gulliver said people are starting to drive again. Car crash death rates skyrocket in several states during coronavirus shutdown 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The screen he prefers is his three-year-old iPhone, a Lilliput in a land of Gullivers. Ronny Chieng Defends Dangerous Comedy 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Mr Rees-Mogg said they left the government feeling like "Gulliver tied down in Lilliput", fighting against "fumbling, fettling, flitting politicians" who have the "unworthy aim" of stopping Brexit. Three Brexit champions hammer home PM's message 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Eventually, Epstein says, it might be possible to get results from a Gulliver without opening or even retrieving it. The search for microbial dark matter 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z A United Airlines flight from Glasgow to Newark Airport near New York was cancelled on 3 August after Gulliver and his co-pilot were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drink or drugs. Airline tightens rules on crew drinking 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z And, like Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver in Brobdingnag, he is interrogated about his culture by his hosts so intensively that he begins to doubt his own human identity. Moon on the mind: two millennia of lunar literature 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z He looked like a latter-day Gulliver, bent over a drowning Lilliput. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Swift, in “Gulliver’s Travels,” invented the race of the Struldbrugs in order to imagine what eternal life would be like. Can We Live Longer but Stay Younger? 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The teachers and counselors at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, which Jack attended his high school senior year, encouraged students to seek faculty help with academic troubles. Perspective | Forget rich parents trying to get their kids into college. Focus on students from low-income families. 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the classic satire first published in 1726, was rated the hardest. Mr Greedy 'almost as complex' as Steinbeck 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z For the Brexiteers, Britain remains a global Gulliver tied down for too long by the Lilliputians of little Europe. After this staggering defeat for May, our country is left lost and adrift | Jonathan Freedland 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z At 5-foot-8, Eddie Santos is about average size, but on a recent flight from Los Angeles to Washington, a trip to the plane’s lavatory left him feeling like Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians. Can you fit in this bathroom? Passengers are growing but airplane bathrooms are shrinking At 5-foot-8, Eddie Santos is about average size, but on a recent flight from Los Angeles to Washington, a trip to the plane's lavatory left him feeling like Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians. Can you fit in this bathroom? Passengers are growing but airplane bathrooms are shrinking 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z In 1726, the original edition of “Gulliver’s Travels,” a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift, was first published in London. Today in History 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z We may raise the ante at Gulliver’s Gate, which opened last year in Times Square. Shrinking the world: why we can't resist model villages 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The Great American Read Highlighted books include “Atlas Shrugged,” “Dune,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Foundation,” “Gulliver's Travels,” “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “Lonesome Dove,” “The Martian” and “Outlander.” Tuesday’s TV highlights: 'black-ish' on ABC - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The “ideology of globalism” is not some nefarious plot by Lilliputians to trap an American Gulliver. Trump at United Nations puts ego first, America last 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z There she found “the books my father would forever push me to read: ‘Kidnapped,’ ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ and the ones I eventually came to discover on my own. Tracy K. Smith’s Poetry of Desire 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z As one executive at Embraer told Gulliver at last November’s Dubai Air Show, “a tie-up would do much for Boeing—but little for us or ordinary passengers”. Airbus and Boeing are tightening their hold on the sky 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Suddenly, children were everywhere, and Burnham towered over them like a rangy Gulliver. Bo Burnham’s Age of Anxiety 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z So, a press conference led by Republicans demanding a Democratic candidate release her tax returns seemed like something from Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels.” Georgia editorial roundup 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z So the “ideology of globalism” is not some nefarious plot by Lilliputians to trap an American Gulliver. Trump at United Nations puts ego first, America last 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Gulliver recently reported on the seemingly sharp increase in incidents of bad behaviour by flight crews, which is really explained by a proliferation of video clips on social media and video-sharing websites. The sexual harassment of flight attendants is a massive problem 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z As Gulliver wrote at the end of last year, Boeing’s demand for protectionism against imports of planes from Canada made by Bombardier proved costly: Boeing’s antics at the World Trade Organisation risk a trade war 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z But when Gulliver went on a Flixbus coach in Germany recently, he was very surprised to find business travellers on board: Can coach companies lure business people on board? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Today, Gulliver knows better than to buy foreign currency at an airport. The great foreign exchange rip-off is coming to an end 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z In 2014, when Gulliver last wrote about the airline, Bahrain’s transport minister was publicly bemoaning how “no one wants” the top job at the company. Gulf Air tries to reclaim its crown 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z As Gulliver recently reported, 18 animals died last year on United Airlines flights. Why do so many animals die on United flights? 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The best of Gulliver from the last few years: Gulliver’s most popular posts on the world of travel 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z But in practice this is extraordinarily unlikely, both sides tell Gulliver. Will British airlines lose their rights to fly to America after Brexit? 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Gulliver Oldman published the letter after Gary won best actor for playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Gary Oldman's son defends dad over 'abuse' 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Analysts had expected better from Stuart Gulliver’s final report as boss of Britain’s HSBC, the world’s seventh-biggest bank by assets, on February 20th. Changing the guard at HSBC 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “In my own view my performance has been satisfactory,” Gulliver said of his tenure, citing the bank’s steady flow of dividends and the restructuring he pushed through. HSBC profit disappoints as CEO Gulliver bows out 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Gulliver’s own experience of the compensation rules is illustrative. How to ensure Ryanair foots the bill for flight delays 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “We’re holding our own,” offered a concierge at Gulliver’s Gate, a miniature-scale Manhattan that was reported to be two months in rent arrears as of December. Jared Kushner's property empire had to thrive under Trump, right? Wrong 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z After they split, a court awarded the actor sole custody of Gulliver and his younger brother Charlie. Gary Oldman's son defends dad over 'abuse' 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z In 2015 Mr Gulliver announced among other things an investment in the Pearl River Delta, a Chinese economic hotspot. Changing the guard at HSBC 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Gulliver is stepping down after more than seven years at the helm of Europe’s biggest bank by market value, which has been through a painful restructuring that has cost thousands of jobs. HSBC profit disappoints as CEO Gulliver bows out 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Three months later, to Gulliver’s additional delight, the very flight on which the vouchers were redeemed was delayed by over three hours. How to ensure Ryanair foots the bill for flight delays 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Sir Tim told Gulliver that the deal came unstuck over getting Airbus to commit to producing the A380 jet for another ten years. The days of the A380 look numbered 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The best will be collated and published on Gulliver later in the year. Are America’s airports the worst in the world? 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z With Mark Tucker, the newish chairman and a former head of AIA, a big Asian insurer, Mr Flint is likely to follow Mr Gulliver’s eastward course. Changing the guard at HSBC 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “In my own view my performance has been satisfactory,” Gulliver said of his tenure, citing the bank’s steady flow of dividends and the restructuring he pushed through. HSBC profit disappoints as CEO Gulliver bows out 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Mrs Gulliver may have felt otherwise, but being paid €800 to sit in an airport pub sipping beer was a fine way to spend an evening. How to ensure Ryanair foots the bill for flight delays 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “You can hardly hear it take off,” one fan recently told Gulliver. The days of the A380 look numbered 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Gulliver is due to step down in 2018 as chief executive after seven years at the helm. HSBC has 3-year head start on foreign investment banking rivals in China: Gulliver 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z When asked to comment, the carrier’s press office referred Gulliver to a statement from Doug Parker, the chief executive. A black-rights group warns would-be passengers about American Airlines 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Gulliver is stepping down after more than seven years at the helm of Europe’s biggest bank by market value, which has been through a painful restructuring that has cost thousands of jobs. HSBC profit disappoints as CEO Gulliver bows out 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Had Gulliver not been so fastidious, Ryanair could have used any number of pretexts to deny compensation. How to ensure Ryanair foots the bill for flight delays 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z He has previously served as the bank’s treasurer, chief executive of its global asset management business, and as chief of staff for Mr. Gulliver. HSBC Names John Flint as Chief Executive 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z “We are really very happy about this,” Gulliver said, adding that he and other senior managers met regularly with Ping An executives as they did with other large shareholders. HSBC has 3-year head start on foreign investment banking rivals in China: Gulliver 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Mr Flint, who takes over from outgoing chief executive Stuart Gulliver, will start his new role next February. HSBC appoints new chief executive 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Flint, who currently runs HSBC’s retail and wealth management business, will start his new role on Feb 21 2018, Europe’s biggest bank said, taking over from outgoing Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver. HSBC names John Flint as next chief executive 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z But in the case of checked-baggage fees, Gulliver finds himself in rare agreement with Airlines for America, a trade group. Concerns over charges for checked bags in America miss the point 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z One of Mr. Tucker’s first tasks was to lead the search for the successor to Mr. Gulliver, who became chief executive in 2011. HSBC Names John Flint as Chief Executive 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Gulliver is due to step down in 2018 as chief executive after seven years at the helm. HSBC has 3-year head start on foreign investment banking rivals in China: Gulliver 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Gulliver's impulse towards the factual is stretched to breaking point in the miniature world of Lilliput. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Flint, who currently runs HSBC’s retail and wealth management business, will start his new role on Feb 21 2018, Europe’s biggest bank said, taking over from outgoing Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver. HSBC names John Flint as next chief executive 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z And as a fellow Gulliver reported last week, contaminated air on flights is widespread. The way airlines board planes affects how easily bugs are spread among passengers 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Gulliver does not intend to get into the rights and wrongs of Germany’s anti-hate laws. Two Chinese tourists are arrested for making a Hitler salute in Germany 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Gulliver’s comments come after Beijing, in a surprise move last month, announced it will allow foreigners to control their onshore operations. HSBC has 3-year head start on foreign investment banking rivals in China: Gulliver 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Gulliver describes the aerial propulsion of Laputa in detail, even incorporating a force diagram that would not have been out of place in the Philosophical Transactions. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z That adds to the $3.5 billion of buybacks since last year, when both Douglas Flint, chairman, and Stuart Gulliver, chief executive, announced their pending retirements. HSBC Is a Cash Machine With Plenty Left to Give 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z One of his first tasks would be to lead the search for a replacement for Mr. Gulliver, who plans to retire. HSBC to Buy Back Up to $2 Billion in Shares 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Seeing passengers with full-sized suitcases trying to squeeze them into overhead lockers, crumpling Gulliver’s hat and forcing others into a forlorn hunt for space, drives him barmy. Has Ryanair become too nice? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Gulliver’s comments come after Beijing, in a surprise move last month, announced it will allow foreigners to control their onshore operations. HSBC has 3-year head start on foreign investment banking rivals in China: Gulliver 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Gulliver's final meeting is with the Houyhnhnms, rational horses with the power of speech. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z As Gulliver reported in a post in March: Why the spectre of a hard Brexit has European airlines so worried 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z But here lies Gulliver’s second problem with Mr Al Baker’s statement. The boss of Qatar Airways ridicules American carriers for their aged flight attendants 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z As an Economist journalist, Gulliver dutifully believes auctions to be the best solution to many economic problems. Etihad allows flyers to bid to keep adjacent seats empty 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z “We are really very happy about this,” Gulliver said, adding that he and other senior managers met regularly with Ping An executives as they did with other large shareholders. HSBC has 3-year head start on foreign investment banking rivals in China: Gulliver 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Their land is plagued by feral animals known as the Yahoos — which, Gulliver is shocked to learn, have human physical form beneath their fur. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z As the airline explained to Gulliver earlier this year, basic economy tickets cost the same as standard economy ones used to. Basic economy is winning over flyers 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Gulliver caught wind of an acquaintance who suddenly had to attend a very important meeting in a far-flung sunny nation that, as luck would have it, coincided with a wedding invite. Younger business travellers are more likely to extend trips for fun 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z One of the most important collections of historic books, including various Shakespeare folios, a first edition of Gulliver’s Travels, signed copies of Wordsworth’s poems and medieval manuscripts, is to go on sale next week. Historic Irish library could make more than £1.8m at auction 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z One of Mr Tucker's first jobs will be to lead the hunt for a replacement for Mr Gulliver, due to retire in 2018. HSBC profits fall as bank bids to restore flagging revenues - BBC News 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Gulliver is an embodiment of blinkered reductionism — an error Swift believed he saw in the science of his time. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z It is, as Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver reminded shareholders in Hong Kong on Monday, a key plank of the bank's global strategy to improve profits by focusing on markets with stronger economic growth. Empty Pearl River Delta branches a check on HSBC's China plan 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z We’re Gulliver, in their view, and it’s time to break the bonds of the Lilliputians. Opinion | The risks of the Trump administration hollowing out American leadership 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z It is believed to have served as inspiration for Swift’s novel Gulliver’s Travels – a first edition of which is also included in the sale. Historic Irish library could make more than £1.8m at auction 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Chief executive Stuart Gulliver called the figures a "good set of results". HSBC profits fall as bank bids to restore flagging revenues - BBC News 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z When Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, ostensibly by “Lemuel Gulliver”, was published in London in 1726, almost everyone knew that its author was actually Jonathan Swift. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z In the event he decided to write a pastiche of the 18th-century satirical novel – Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels and Voltaire’s Candide being the most obvious influences. Howard Jacobson: ‘Trump in the White House – that must never feel normal’ 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Tucker’s major task will be to find a successor to CEO Stuart Gulliver, who plans to retire. Verizon originally wanted $925 million discount for Yahoo’s online services 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Tucker’s first task will be to lead the search for a successor to HSBC’s CEO Stuart Gulliver, who plans to retire by 2018. HSBC names outsider for chairman, taps AIA boss for job 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z One of Mr. Tucker’s first duties would be to lead the search for a replacement for HSBC’s chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, who plans to retire. HSBC Names First Outsider as Chairman 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Gulliver insists on the truthfulness of his far-fetched story, and his attention to numerical precision and empirical description are crucial to the joke. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Gulliver, who said the bank was working “tirelessly” to improve its compliance programmes, described it as a section 166 report. City watchdog investigating HSBC over potential financial crime, bank reveals 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said the bank was investing more than $2bn in "digital transformation initiatives to improve our offer to customers". HSBC sees full year profit plunge 62% to $7.1bn - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z “We shouldn’t be tying ourselves down like Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians with so many strings a guy can’t move,” said Sessions, who is now Trump’s nominee to become attorney general. ‘Why let ’em in?’ Understanding Bannon’s worldview and the policies that follow. 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Gulliver’s Gate, a miniature version of the world that will soon be on display near Times Square, is still being assembled, and has managed to stay on schedule and within its $40 million budget. Tracking the Progress of 2016’s Works 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Like any good natural historian, Gulliver weighs, measures and in some cases brings back to England the exotic specimens he discovers, such as the stings of partridge-sized wasps. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Robert Gulliver, the NFL’s chief human resources officer, cites the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule, which mandates that teams interview minority candidates for coaching and general manager positions. Rooney Rule: 8 minority head coaches for 2017 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Auto companies are more like bureaucratic Gullivers, tied down by union contracts and fuel-efficiency mandates. The American auto industry does not need Trump to stage-manage it 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z He was referring to a scene from the novel “Gulliver’s Travels” in which the hero is tied down by a race of tiny men. ‘Why let ’em in?’ Understanding Bannon’s worldview and the policies that follow. 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The new chairman would oversee the selection of a successor to 57-year old CEO Stuart Gulliver, who is expected to leave in 2018, it said. HSBC investors fear timetable to find new bosses is slipping 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z In the giants' realm of Brobdingnag, Gulliver even becomes a kind of human microscope. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The bigger question for investors, he said, was who would replace Mr Gulliver as chief executive and chairman Douglas Flint when they leave next year. HSBC profit falls 86% on Brazil disposal - BBC News 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Chief executive Stuart Gulliver said in a statement that revenue rose in every global region. HSBC says profit up as cost-cutting advances 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z These sound like something out of “Gulliver’s Travels.” A Language to Unite Humankind 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z "I think the view is that the investors wanted to see an outside chairman," Gulliver told Reuters. HSBC investors fear timetable to find new bosses is slipping 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z This part of Gulliver's voyage contains Swift's most sustained treatment of science. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Right, and Gulliver was better off tied down by a hoard of Lilliputians. Why Are Politicians So Obsessed With Manufacturing? 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Beyond trade, America’s Gulliver economy is also being tied down by thousands of Lilliputian regulations. How Trump would stimulate the U.S. economy 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The airship is named Gulliver, the hero of Jonathan Swift's classic, who visited a flying island of Laputa during his adventurous travels. Czech center builds giant 'airship' for literature 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Scott is a professor at Harvard Law School and director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, where Mr. Gulliver is the research director. The Fed’s Stress Tests Need to Be Transparent 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z However, the Yahoos also show us what humanity is not: something Gulliver fails to recognize. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Gullivers Sports Travel, the Football Association of Wales' official travel partner, are also offering bus travel only from Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham. Euro 2016: Police praise fans behaviour as Wales top group - BBC News 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z He is the first ever triple winner, having won in 2001 for Pirate Diary and 2004 for his adaptation of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver. Sarah Crossan champions poetry as verse novel wins Carnegie Medal - BBC News 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Who knew Gulliver met more than just Lilliputians? Shipwrecked in Topeka 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Gulliver insisted that he had always paid his taxes, and that he employed the Panamanian shell simply for “privacy.” The Great Swiss Bank Heist 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The moment when Lemuel Gulliver first sees the flying island Laputa. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z When the restructuring plan was announced, Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver said most of the job losses in Britain would come from employees leaving on their own accord. HSBC axes 850 IT jobs in Britain in first big wave of planned cuts 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z “Market uncertainty led to extreme levels of volatility in January and February, which affected our ability to generate revenue in our markets and wealth management businesses,” Mr. Gulliver said. HSBC’s Profit Down 18% as Markets Weigh on Results 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z They include a total package worth £7.34m for chief executive Stuart Gulliver. HSBC to change executive pay policy - BBC News 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Stuart Gulliver, said that he was “profoundly sorry” for the bank’s transgressions. The Great Swiss Bank Heist 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The tables are shockingly turned when Gulliver becomes an object of curiosity himself, so critiquing European ideas of 'otherness'. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Gulliver told Hong Kong shareholders at the bank's informal annual meeting on Monday that the bank is also studying the possibility of a buy back of its shares, which are now trading below book value. HSBC in charm offensive to woo China skeptics 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z "It only made sense to extend the rule to include gender diversity for league office executive positions," said Robert Gulliver, the NFL's chief human resources officer. The Rooney Rule that has helped diversify front office and coaching jobs in the NFL has been such a success that the league has expanded it to include interviewing women for all executive positions at the league office 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The departures of Mr. Gulliver and Mr. Flint would be the latest in a series of changes to the bank’s board in the last year. HSBC Begins Search to Replace Its Chairman 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The incoming chairman will then look to find a new chief executive for the bank, which is headed by Stuart Gulliver, according to a letter to shareholders. HSBC Begins Hunt for New Chairman 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Gulliver is attacked by giant wasps in Brobdingnag. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Replacing Flint, 60, would then allow the bank to begin the search for a successor to Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver, the bank said, without giving a precise timeline for that move. HSBC says it has begun search for new chairman 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z "Targeted investment, prudent lending and our diversified, universal banking business model helped us achieve revenue growth in a difficult market environment, whilst also reducing risk-weighted assets," said Mr Gulliver. HSBC shares slide on earnings and bumpier road ahead - BBC News 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Gulliver said he was running the bank on the assumption that interest rates would not rise in 2016, making it harder to boost profits. HSBC 'taking too long to tackle financial crime' 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Gulliver said at the time that Europe's biggest bank would find another way to achieve significant cost reduction targets for the end of 2017. HSBC effectively scraps pay rise for managers at UK retail bank: source 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The staff would be moved from HSBC's trading, corporate banking and investment banking units, Gulliver was quoted saying, with the total number of jobs moving dependent on the terms of the so-called Brexit. 'Brexit' could lead to HSBC moving 1,000 jobs to Paris: Sky 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Stuart T. Gulliver, HSBC’s chief executive, said, “Having our headquarters in the U.K. and our significant business in Asia Pacific delivers the best of both worlds to our stakeholders.” HSBC to Keep Headquarters in Britain 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr Gulliver insisted that the bank would not review the location of its headquarters if Britain voted to leave the EU. HSBC shares slide on earnings and bumpier road ahead - BBC News 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z "Having our headquarters in the UK and our significant business in Asia Pacific delivers the best of both worlds to our stakeholders," Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said in the statement. HSBC decides to stay in Britain 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver wrote to staff on Thursday to say the freeze announced two weeks ago was being scrapped. Pay Freeze Thaws at HSBC 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Gulliver also highlighted in the memo his concerns for the global economy from falling oil prices and slowing Chinese growth, as well as lower growth expectations for Britain. HSBC drops plan for 2016 pay freeze in speedy backpedal 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Being a person in Moscow stopped feeling like being a Lilliputian in the land of Gulliver. Moscow Just Razed Its Small Businesses and Became Even Blander 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Mr Gulliver plans a big push in the Cantonese-speaking Pearl River delta. East is Eden 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z CEO Stuart Gulliver said last year that the bank’s regulatory and compliance staff had mushroomed to keep up with global rules. Banks’ Cost-Cutting Efforts Crimp New Hires 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Gulliver said last year that half the levy charge related to non-British assets. A Hong Kong move unlikely to slash HSBC tax bill 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Pay rises will be funded from a bonus pool originally intended for payments to be made in 2017, the memo from Gulliver to all employees and dated Feb. 11 said. HSBC drops plan for 2016 pay freeze in speedy backpedal 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Genocide has always been there in these otherworldly narratives: in Gulliver’s Travels, the Houyhnhnms wanted to wipe out the Yahoos; Gerrard Winstanley, founder of the True Levellers, recommended the execution of all lawyers. Free love or genocide? The trouble with Utopias 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z To raise them, Mr Gulliver is inflicting a new dose of austerity, with big cuts at its investment bank. East is Eden 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Around 70% of HSBC’s profits come from Asia and Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver announced plans in June to expand further in China. HSBC Unlikely to Move Head Office to U.S. 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Gulliver, making her 12th appearance in a World Championship final, grabbed a crucial break of throw in the second leg of the deciding set before landing double 18 for the title. Trina Gulliver wins 10th BDO World Championships title 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Trina Gulliver: "I was very lucky because Lisa missed so many doubles. I was very fortunate to get through, but I enjoyed the game. I'm not finished yet." BDO World Championships: Scott Waites & Scott Mitchell through 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said in November that the bank still aims to move more capital into Asia, but is taking account of the more challenged economic backdrop. HSBC, Standard Chartered Caught in Cross Hairs of China Slump 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z It has changed a lot since Mr Gulliver first lived there in the 1980s. East is Eden 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z It does not require much imagination to see a Frankenstein, or a Gulliver, or a version of Lewis Carroll’s Alice emerging from these studios in the near future. Andy Serkis and the marvel of ‘performance capture’ 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z It’s called the Lilliput Effect, after the fictional island in Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” inhabited by tiny people. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Gulliver said the U.K. regulators’ recent clarifications on the rules around the ringfencing “dealt with concerns very satisfactorily.” HSBC Reports Sharp Rise in Third-Quarter Profit 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z We may assume Paul Ryan did not spend the past week re-reading “Gulliver’s Travels,” Jonathan Swift’s satire of 18th-century British politics, whose myriad disputes look a lot like American politics in our time. Paul Ryan and the Trumpians 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z A change in global headquarters would take around two years to execute, Mr. Gulliver said. HSBC Too Big to Stay in the U.K.? 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Bob Gulliver, a police spokesman, says the re-enactor reported that someone made off with four handguns, their holsters and several thousand rounds of both blank and live ammunition. Wyatt Earp re-enactor’s guns, ammo stolen in Wichita 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z That’s impractical, sure, but Republican leaders would be overwhelmed with delight if Trump, like Gulliver, decided to return from whence he came. Donald Trump Is Crushing the G.O.P. Lilliputians 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Scott is professor of international financial systems at Harvard Law School and director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, where Mr. Gulliver is the research director. The Next Stock Market Shutdown Could Be Much Worse 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z After the McCarthy shipwreck, Paul Ryan, like a Gulliver captured by the Lilliputians, washed up on the floor of the House of Representatives, and immediately found himself tied down by the pesky Freedom Caucus. Paul Ryan and the Trumpians 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Stuart T. Gulliver, the chief executive of HSBC, said in a news release. HSBC Profit Falls 4% in Second Quarter as Bank Retrenches 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Gulliver cited growth in commercial banking in Hong Kong and Britain and in wealth management in Asia. HSBC reports first half profit up 10 percent, announces sale of Brazil business 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Gulliver emphasized that the bank planned to continue to “pivot to Asia,” as the contribution from the region to the lender’s profits grew. HSBC to cut tens of thousands of jobs 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z “The world is increasingly connected, with Asia expected to show high growth and become the center of global trade over the next decade,” said Stuart Gulliver, HSBC's chief executive. HSBC slashes 25,000 jobs as it shifts focus further to Asian roots 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The bank is closely monitoring efforts to turn around its businesses in the United States and Mexico with Gulliver making fortnightly calls to the management in both countries. HSBC is cutting 50,000 jobs worldwide 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z “The world is increasingly connected, with Asia expected to show high growth and become the center of global trade over the next decade,” Stuart Gulliver, the bank’s chief executive, said in a news release. HSBC to Cut About 50,000 Jobs in Major Overhaul of Global Business 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z "Strong revenue performance across our Asia businesses helped drive increased profits," said CEO Stuart Gulliver in a statement. HSBC reports first half profit up 10 percent, announces sale of Brazil business 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Stuart Gulliver said the bank would likely cut 7,000-8,000 roles, which would occur as a result natural attrition, or employees leaving on their own accord. HSBC to cut tens of thousands of jobs 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z “The world is increasingly connected, with Asia expected to show high growth and become the center of global trade over the next decade,” Mr. Gulliver said in a news release. HSBC Plans ‘Significant Reshaping’ of Global Business With Major Job Cuts 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Investors believe CEO Stuart Gulliver and Chairman Douglas Flint need to announce bold moves to restore the London-based bank's flagging fortunes at a strategy day on June 9. Too big to succeed? Investors want 'radical surgery' at HSBC 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z In February Gulliver said businesses in Turkey, Brazil, Mexico and the United States needed to improve or be sold. HSBC set to cut thousands of jobs globally: Sky News 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Aside from the Bible, a typical list would run like this: “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” “Robinson Crusoe,” and “Gulliver’s Travels,” to which were later added “The Pickwick Papers” and “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Go Ask Alice 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Gulliver said that the ring-fenced bank would operate under a new brand name, yet to be determined, and would be headquartered in Birmingham. HSBC to cut tens of thousands of jobs 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z CEO Stuart Gulliver, said Tuesday the business recovered well following a difficult final quarter in 2014 and that the bank experienced lower loan impairment charges in Europe and North America. HSBC first quarter pretax profits up 4 percent 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Think of Swift’s Houyhnhnms, trotting down the road, their withers shining in the sun, saying sober, passionless things to Gulliver. The Truth About Animal Stories 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Flint was appointed chairman and Stuart Gulliver was named chief executive after a boardroom battle in 2010, which marked a departure from HSBC's track record of orderly successions. HSBC starts search for new non-executives: source 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Furred with moss, it had become ensnared by tree roots, like Gulliver in ropes. The Movie Star and the Missing Totem Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Gulliver said that if the bank were to relocate its headquarters, as touted earlier this year, this would only result in around 250 job losses, meaning it would not be a “major employment issue”. HSBC to cut tens of thousands of jobs 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said he was the right person to run Europe's biggest bank and fix problems of the past after British lawmakers berated it for allowing "industrial-scale tax avoidance" at its Swiss arm. I'm the right person to fix HSBC, says CEO Gulliver 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z At 3.15pm, the chief executive of the bank, Stuart Gulliver, will appear before members of the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament which is investigating tax avoidance and evasion. HSBC - where does responsibility lie? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z On Monday, Stuart Gulliver, the chief executive of HSBC, will face another round of questioning about the activities of its Swiss private bank. Apple Watch Demonstration, Questions for HSBC and Greece’s Bailout 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z A 40-foot-high grain of rice sculpture was unveiled by Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver outside the Hong Kong office, while Chairman Douglas Flint presented a matching one inside the London headquarters. HSBC marks muted 150th birthday party with grain of rice sculptures 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Gulliver added that the the firm was about to enter another “prolonged period” of dividend growth. HSBC to cut tens of thousands of jobs 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Gulliver said that did not undermine his role. I'm the right person to fix HSBC, says CEO Gulliver 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Gulliver, who was born in Britain and runs Britain’s biggest bank, became a non-dom as a result of his long tenure in Hong Kong and his stated intention to return there to die. A Century-Old Tax Break for the Rich and Mobile in Britain 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z But then Gulliver’s own personal finances came under scrutiny. HSBC: Gulliver's Troubles 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Gulliver and other executives are expected to be called before a panel of UK lawmakers next week to discuss the issue. HSBC marks muted 150th birthday party with grain of rice sculptures 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr Gulliver is trying to fix that by simplifying the group. In the stocks 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Gulliver said many of HSBC's problems stemmed from a series of acquisitions in the early 2000s, when the bank tried to diversify from an over-reliance on Asia but became too big and complex. I'm the right person to fix HSBC, says CEO Gulliver 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Gulliver was asked to defend a statement he made earlier this week in which he said that banks were being held to a higher standard than the church or armed services. HSBC Executives, With a Lot to Explain, Give It a Shot 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z But the questions over his personal finances are the least of Gulliver’s worries. HSBC: Gulliver's Troubles 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z "It was clearly unacceptable. We very much regret this," Gulliver told the Treasury Committee in regard to practices at HSBC's Swiss bank in the mid-2000s. HSBC CEO repeats apology, says used Swiss bank to keep pay details private 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Chairman Douglas Flint and chief executive Stuart Gulliver will answer to MPs on the Treasury Committee. LIVE: HSBC bosses take questions from MPs 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The three major investors I spoke to supported Mr Gulliver. Investors heap pressure on HSBC chairman 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Mr Gulliver was not accused of breaking any rules, but the revelation helped keep attention focused on HSBC's activities in the tax advisory business. HSBC bosses to answer MPs' questions 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Several of the alleged offenses have occurred, or at least continued, during Gulliver’s time as CEO. HSBC: Gulliver's Troubles 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z With so many regulatory and misconduct issues, the last thing Mr Gulliver wanted was questions about his own tax affairs. Tax is just one of HSBC’s problems 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z On Monday, Mr. Gulliver, who was promoted to chief executive in 2011, defended the account, which he said was related to his long stint in Hong Kong working for HSBC. HSBC Chief Defends Swiss Bank Account Worth $7.7 Million 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z And it also seems that backing for the chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, remains strong. Investors heap pressure on HSBC chairman 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The bank confirmed that Mr Gulliver uses a Swiss bank account to hold his bonus payments. HSBC bosses to answer MPs' questions 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z It’s been a bad couple of weeks for HSBC’s CEO, Stuart Gulliver. HSBC: Gulliver's Troubles 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z In Hong Kong - where Mr Gulliver worked in the 1990s - the investment banking computer system allowed staff to see details of other people's remuneration. Tax is just one of HSBC’s problems 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Gulliver was referring to non-domiciled status, a quirk of British history left over from the days of the empire. HSBC Chief Defends Swiss Bank Account Worth $7.7 Million 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Despite the fact he runs the bank in Britain, Mr. Gulliver said, he remains a Hong Kong resident and he pays taxes both in Britain and Hong Kong. HSBC Profit Declines Sharply Amid Tax Backlash 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Chairman Douglas Flint and chief executive Stuart Gulliver will appear before MPs on the Treasury Committee. HSBC bosses to answer MPs' questions 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver acknowledged Monday that 2014 profits disappointed, but said a tough fourth quarter "masked some of the progress made over the preceding three quarters." HSBC sees full-year net income drop by 16 percent 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Gulliver is trying to cut costs and simplify operations across the bank, which was founded in March 1865 in Hong Kong and Shanghai to finance the growing trade between Europe, India and China. HSBC Swiss tax scrutiny set to overshadow $21 billion profit 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z As one of the bank’s highest earners, Mr. Gulliver said, he set up an offshore account to keep his bonus information private. HSBC Chief Defends Swiss Bank Account Worth $7.7 Million 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z “Profits disappointed, although a tough fourth quarter masked some of the progress made over the preceding three quarters,” Mr. Gulliver said in a news release. HSBC Profit Declines Sharply Amid Tax Backlash 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr Gulliver also said that the recent media coverage must be put "into context". HSBC publishes apology in newspapers 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Robert Gulliver, the league’s chief of human resources, has worked with Mr. Wooten to supplement the rule with the advisory board and the training program. Jets Coach Leaves the N.F.L. Still Wide of Diversity Goals 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z But operating costs last year are predicted to rise 4 percent to $40.3 billion, showing the challenge Gulliver faces in axing costs while trying to improve standards and add more compliance staff. HSBC Swiss tax scrutiny set to overshadow $21 billion profit 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “He opened the account in 1998 when he was living and working in Hong Kong to hold bonus payments,” a spokesman for Mr. Gulliver said. HSBC Chief Defends Swiss Bank Account Worth $7.7 Million 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z During the call with journalists, Mr. Gulliver defended his use of the Swiss account and said it was not intended to avoid paying taxes. HSBC Profit Declines Sharply Amid Tax Backlash 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Founder Rod Coronado says members will circulate reward posters around the towns of Newberry and Gulliver, where dead wolves were discovered. Group offers $1,500 reward for illegal wolf kills 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z “He got the job due to his own merits,” Mr. Gulliver said. Jets Coach Leaves the N.F.L. Still Wide of Diversity Goals 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The term was first used by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels, in which he encountered a brutish race of hideous humans. Product Names (Mostly) Do Not Matter. Don't Believe Me? Ask Smuckers 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z “What you have here is Gulliver and Lilliput. This is a guy who wanders in and has been hamstrung by almost everything. He’s not a giant, good or bad. He never found his footing.” Hagel’s Departure Bears Little Likeness to Rumsfeld’s Removal 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z "We are committed to achieving additional sustainable savings by further streamlining our processes and procedures," CEO Stuart Gulliver said in a statement Monday. HSBC sets aside $378 million for currency probe 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z “Diversity across race and gender at the league office continues to increase, and we are always looking to evolve and improve,” said Robert Gulliver, executive vice president of human resources at the N.F.L. N.F.L. Examines Its Record on Hiring of Women in Wake of Ray Rice Case 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “The locker room is part of the workplace,” Robert Gulliver, the league’s executive vice president for human resources, said during a panel discussion at the NFL’s career development symposium this summer. NFL coaches, players mingling more in locker rooms 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z “In the first quarter, we maintained control of costs and further demonstrated our capital resilience,” Stuart T. Gulliver, HSBC’s chief executive, said in a statement. DealBook: Hurt by Asia, HSBC’s Quarterly Earnings Decline 18% 2014-05-07T11:28:55Z "In the first quarter we maintained control of costs and further demonstrated our capital resilience," said chief executive Stuart Gulliver. HSBC profits hit by revenue drop 2014-05-07T09:57:00Z "There was no rood screen, or choir, or organ," says Gulliver. UK's only deaf church to close 2014-04-27T00:38:53Z It is one of the principles of the Common Core that reading comprehension is foundational, that you cannot, for example, sufficiently understand “Gulliver’s Travels” without knowing something of 18th-century British political history. Big City: Standing Up to Testing 2014-03-28T20:43:02Z Patrick Snay was head of the Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami when he was fired, and he sued the private school for age discrimination. Daughter, 18, Sues Parents for Support 2014-03-06T16:11:33Z But Mr. Gulliver said he remained “optimistic about the long-term prospects of emerging markets and the opportunities for HSBC.” DealBook: HSBC Lays Out New Pay Plan for Top Executives 2014-02-24T16:33:51Z Group chief executive Stuart Gulliver, says the group is now leaner and simpler than in 2011. HSBC Sees Profits Rise as It Benefits From Cuts 2014-02-24T09:46:00Z The church was upstairs but, downstairs, below street level, Gulliver says there was a "bubbling deaf club with 150 chairs and a gymnastics kit". UK's only deaf church to close 2014-04-27T00:38:53Z We are doomed to be Gulliver in Europe's eyes either securely tied and tamed or having his shoulders set back and being capable of bringing enemy ships to a foreign harbour. Olympic prognosis: Russia v the West 2014-02-08T01:21:58Z “Following last year’s hiring cycle, there was some thoughtful discussion about the way forward,” Robert Gulliver, the NFL’s executive vice president of human resources, said by phone Wednesday. Diversity of NFL’s coaching searches praised this time around 2014-01-15T23:27:14Z Gulliver, who also oversees the league’s workplace diversity committee, said that the panel identified potential minority candidates. N.F.L. Has the Book on Coach and Executive Candidates 2013-12-29T20:22:51Z Gulliver Park houses an enormous fiberglass model of a trapped Lemuel Gulliver. Pictures: The best space pictures of 2013 2013-12-10T13:14:10Z And it’s a really poor business decision” said Mr Gulliver in a speech made in Hong Kong.He went on: “This is not about being cuddly, it’s about competitive advantage.” 'The Real Opportunity On Diversity Is To Be More Thoughtful' 2013-11-10T22:09:00Z People see that very awakened Russian Gulliver in Putin and fear it. Olympic prognosis: Russia v the West 2014-02-08T01:21:58Z “I think the talent is there and there has been a deliberate focus on identifying that talent,” Gulliver, also the league’s chief diversity officer, said Wednesday of the current hiring cycle. Diversity of NFL’s coaching searches praised this time around 2014-01-15T23:27:14Z Yet “the hiring results this year have been unexpected and reflect a disappointing lack of diversity,” Gulliver said in January. N.F.L. Has the Book on Coach and Executive Candidates 2013-12-29T20:22:51Z Group chief executive Stuart Gulliver said he saw "reasons for optimism" going forward. HSBC sees profits surge by 30% 2013-11-04T08:32:35Z So he gamely crossed over from the hard sciences to the soft, Gulliver with a notepad and a recorder. Books: ‘The Cancer Chronicles’ Wanders Through the Disease’s World 2013-08-26T18:05:52Z He compares Mr Putin to the Jonathan Swift character Gulliver, pinned down for years by the world's Lilliputians: Olympic prognosis: Russia v the West 2014-02-08T01:21:58Z "These results confirm the value which is being delivered from the continuing reshaping of the group and enforcing appropriate cost discipline," added Mr Gulliver. HSBC mulls pay rises as profits jump 2013-08-05T12:17:19Z Gulliver said he did not know how many clubs would request the panel’s findings, which for privacy reasons will be available only in book format and will be delivered to teams. N.F.L. Has the Book on Coach and Executive Candidates 2013-12-29T20:22:51Z Chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the bank’s priority is to implement a global standard of conduct and compliance. HSBC posts profit after restructuring 2013-08-06T00:35:47Z Gulliver is expected to remain upbeat on dividend prospects, given the bank's strong capital position and earnings generation. HSBC set for 15 percent profit jump as cost cuts pay off 2013-08-04T23:35:42Z The American Fairy Tale, Fun House Style Of all the disagreeable species of humanlike beings Jonathan Swift invented in “Gulliver’s Travels,” the Yahoos are the worst and most human of all. Art Review: ‘Paul McCarthy: WS’ Turns a Magic Mirror on Excess 2013-06-27T21:41:20Z All that slimming hasn't enabled the chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, to meet his original cost-to-income target. HSBC job cuts foretell banking's future 2013-05-15T17:45:00Z Gulliver said the bank was unlikely to spend extra cash on any significant acquisition. HSBC may cut 14,000 more jobs as revenue faces pressure 2013-05-15T14:06:12Z In a strategy update, Gulliver said that the UK's biggest bank wanted to focus on faster growing markets with a focus on commercial banking rather than high street banking. HSBC warns on jobs as cost-cutting continues 2013-05-15T07:55:43Z With less than a year left of his 3-year restructuring plan, Gulliver will report on how he is doing in meeting his targets on Wednesday. HSBC boss can do more to cut bank down to size 2013-05-12T23:09:30Z When illustrator James Gulliver Hancock moved to New York City in 2009, he began drawing the Big Apple’s buildings and cityscape as a means to become more familiar with the city. 'All the Buildings in New York' 2013-05-08T10:45:00Z Chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the US would continue to strengthen. HSBC profits surge as bad loans fall 2013-05-07T08:41:16Z "We're clearly hitting on the costs, but we're missing on the cost efficiency ratio because of revenue, which is hard for us to control," Gulliver told reporters. HSBC may cut 14,000 more jobs as revenue faces pressure 2013-05-15T14:06:12Z HSBC's complexity, its unprofitability in many countries and a negative impact on income from low interest rates mean Gulliver is likely to fall short of his cost/income target by the end of this year. Costs centre stage for HSBC, French bank results 2013-05-06T23:08:38Z Gulliver said the global economy is entering "calmer waters" but potential setbacks still lurked, notably in the euro zone. HSBC boss can do more to cut bank down to size 2013-05-12T23:09:30Z The cuts are part of a 3-year revival plan by Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver to cut costs, lift returns and focus on profitable areas. HSBC to cut 1,149 UK jobs in new cost-cutting drive 2013-04-23T11:32:23Z Analyst Caroline Gulliver said: We expect an upbeat tone from management with regards to their UK recovery plan. FTSE 100 falls again despite mining recovery, but Tesco slips ahead of results 2013-04-16T15:57:29Z Only when he was surrounded, Gulliver’s Travels-style. by the Lilliputian ballerinas did he finally start paying attention. DWTS Watch: It Takes 12 To Tango 2013-03-26T09:10:00Z During Super Bowl week, Robert Gulliver, the NFL's executive vice president of human resources, said that the hiring results were "disappointing" and that he expects to make revisions in the rule. NFL owners tweak Rooney Rule 2013-03-20T21:39:07Z In particular, all eyes will be on any bonus awarded to chief executive Stuart Gulliver. Aviva, Paul Whitehouse and the art of making an impression 2013-03-03T00:05:56Z Gulliver said: Three routes to market will be used. Marks & Spencer edges higher after investor trip to Istanbul 2013-02-07T11:49:19Z The deal, given its size, was an important and sensitive sale for HSBC, and was personally overseen by CEO Stuart Gulliver, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. UPDATE 1-China approves HSBC sale of remaining $7.5 bln Ping An stake 2013-02-01T10:56:42Z Robert Gulliver, the NFL's executive vice president of human resources, said that the hiring results were "disappointing" and that he expects to make revisions in the rule. Black ex-coaches say NFL's Rooney Rule is broken 2013-01-31T23:26:09Z The NFL's executive vice president of human resources, Robert Gulliver, said on the weekend that the lack of diversity needed to be addressed. League evaluating call to expand Rooney Rule 2013-01-22T18:59:23Z Robert Gulliver, the NFL's executive vice president of human resources, said in a statement last week the hiring results were "disappointing" and anticipated making revisions. FPA proposes revisions to Rooney Rule 2013-01-22T18:54:11Z Stuart Gulliver, HSBC’s group chief executive, said the bank “is a fundamentally different organization from the one that made those mistakes.” Justice Department outlines HSBC transactions with drug traffickers 2012-12-11T23:18:00Z Robert Gulliver, the NFL's chief human resources officer, said "absolutely, players and staff are taking advantage of the opportunity" provided by the hotline. NFL, teams offer support for players in crisis 2012-12-06T21:52:08Z "This transaction represents further progress in the execution of the group's strategy," Mr. Gulliver said in a statement announcing the sale. DealBook: HSBC Sells Stake in Chinese Insurer for $9.4 Billion 2012-12-05T14:34:57Z Under Gulliver the U.S. business will focus more on commercial banking and investment banking, shifting away from retail customers. HSBC eyes sale of U.S. loans to speed reshaping 2012-11-07T17:08:13Z "We deeply regret what took place" in the United States and Mexico, HSBC's chief executive, Stuart T. Gulliver, told reporters in a conference call on Monday. DealBook: HSBC May Face Charges in a Laundering Inquiry 2012-11-06T14:29:12Z “We deeply regret what took place in the United States and Mexico,” Stuart T. Gulliver, chief executive of HSBC, told reporters on a conference call Monday. Government crackdown on money laundering to cost banks billions 2012-11-06T01:21:03Z "We deeply regret what took place took place in the United States and Mexico," HSBC's chief executive, Stuart T. Gulliver, told reporters on a conference call on Monday. DealBook: HSBC Earnings Weighed Down by U.S. Money Laundering Inquiry 2012-11-05T14:51:03Z "It could be significantly higher," Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver told reporters on a conference call, saying the latest provision was based on discussions with the various U.S. authorities involved in the probe. HSBC fears U.S. money laundering fines to top $1.5 billion 2012-11-05T18:58:16Z There are good reasons for Gulliver to be fearful. HSBC needs to tell all on money laundering 2012-11-05T18:36:00Z Chief executive Stuart Gulliver followed up with a liberal sprinkling of words such as "shameful" and "embarrassing" and a pledge that the bank "gets it". HSBC's apology reads like admission of sleeping management 2012-07-30T17:28:58Z The bank is now "run and managed as a genuinely global firm, making it easier to set monitor and enforce standards," Gulliver said. HSBC sets aside $700m for money laundering fines 2012-07-30T10:03:40Z Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver is mid-way through a deep overhaul to cut costs, sell or shrink unprofitable businesses, and to direct investment to faster growing Asian markets. HSBC faces U.S. compliance issues, Libor scrutiny 2012-07-29T23:09:56Z Gulliver said it would take time to clean up the mess. HSBC fears U.S. money laundering fines to top $1.5 billion 2012-11-05T18:58:16Z Gulliver and Vincent are charged with establishing an advisory board that will include former players and coaches and medical professionals. NFL launches wellness program for players 2012-07-26T15:29:09Z Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP Stuart Gulliver, chief executive of , has withdrawn as a speaker at an Olympic investment conference where he was due to share a podium with the bank's embattled former chairman Lord Green. HSBC chief pulls out of speaking at conference with Lord Green 2012-07-22T21:27:07Z Gulliver is the process of cutting 30,000 jobs as he tries to achieve a return on equity target of 12 to 15%. HSBC sets aside $700m for money laundering fines 2012-07-30T10:03:40Z Cost control will remain a key feature for Gulliver, who is struggling to cut costs to below 52 percent of revenue. HSBC faces U.S. compliance issues, Libor scrutiny 2012-07-29T23:09:56Z Gulliver said hitting that was "proving challenging" but he remained committed to delivering it by the end of 2013. HSBC fears U.S. money laundering fines to top $1.5 billion 2012-11-05T18:58:16Z As both the midget in the country of Brobdingnag and the giant on the island of Lilliput, Lemuel Gulliver—the protagonist of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—experienced firsthand that size is relative. Size Illusions Trick the Brain 2012-07-21T12:15:00.217Z Green and Gulliver had been due to make the opening remarks side by side at the conference, which the bank is also sponsoring. HSBC chief pulls out of speaking at conference with Lord Green 2012-07-22T21:27:07Z Gulliver, whose own bonus is linked to the reputation of the bank, insisted that the way it was run was being completely overhauled. HSBC sets aside $700m for money laundering fines 2012-07-30T10:03:40Z HSBC's new chief executive Stuart Gulliver said to staff last week that he would apologise for the bank's past behaviour before what is expected to be a substantial fine. HSBC failed to act on money laundering, says US Senate 2012-07-16T23:52:20Z Return on equity, a key measure of profitability, dropped to 5.8 percent in the third quarter, down from 14.6 percent in the previous quarter and well below Gulliver's 12-15 percent target. HSBC fears U.S. money laundering fines to top $1.5 billion 2012-11-05T18:58:16Z The infractions in question—prolonged failures to crack down on laundering linked to terrorism and drug deals—occurred not on Gulliver’s watch, but between 2004 and 2010. World on a Page 2012-07-16T05:00:00Z Gulliver had only been brought in at the last minute following the withdrawal of Bob Diamond, who resigned as chief executive of Barclays this month. HSBC chief pulls out of speaking at conference with Lord Green 2012-07-22T21:27:07Z Mr. Gulliver is not expected to testify at the Senate hearing. DealBook: HSBC to Apologize at Senate Hearing 2012-07-12T11:51:24Z In the memo, first reported by Bloomberg News, Gulliver said the hearing would "reveal that in the past we fell well short of the standards that our regulators, customers and investors expect." HSBC chief admits bank failed to control money laundering 2012-07-11T22:44:02Z Gulliver said more job cuts were likely before the end of 2013 at his bank, whose origins date back to 1865 as a financier of trade between Europe and Asia. HSBC fears U.S. money laundering fines to top $1.5 billion 2012-11-05T18:58:16Z Pemex is like Gulliver, a giant totally tied down by a mob of little people. Analysis: Mexico election favorite faces stiff test on oil reform 2012-06-12T18:18:05Z Gulliver took a real beating at the hands of the tropical storm... Adventurer rescued from ocean 2012-06-08T10:57:19Z Gulliver took a real beating at the hands of the tropical storm. Solo rower rescued from Pacific 2012-06-08T09:13:03Z Stuart Gulliver, chief executive of HSBC, said in a memo that the bank failed to control money laundering activities. HSBC chief admits bank failed to control money laundering 2012-07-11T22:44:02Z Sarah Outen in the cabin of her rowing boat, Gulliver, before she set off from Japan. Rescuers close in on British adventurer Sarah Outen in Pacific storm 2012-06-08T08:40:59Z Chief executive Stuart Gulliver is in line for a pay package worth £7.2m. HSBC shareholders to vote on pay 2012-05-25T09:14:37Z Mr. Gulliver said the biggest threats to HSBC’s strategy were the situation in the euro zone and questions about “whether Greece stays in and whether firewalls are large enough to protect Spain.” DealBook: HSBC Targets Extra Revenue from Business Units 2012-05-17T10:40:14Z Her boat, Gulliver, was damaged by high waves during a tropical storm. Solo rower rescued from Pacific 2012-06-08T09:13:03Z In addition to its core "home" markets of Britain and Hong Kong, Gulliver identified 20 priority growth markets around the globe, including Brazil, China, and India. UPDATE 3-HSBC turnaround on target, sees revenue boost 2012-05-17T08:56:54Z HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, is identifying parts of its real estate portfolio to sell, aimed at reducing risk or the burden of holding the assets, Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver told analysts during a strategy presentation. HSBC plans first sale from U.S. loan book 2012-05-17T08:39:26Z "We will continue to simplify HSBC, enabling us to integrate systems and operate to high global standards internationally," Gulliver said in the statement. UPDATE 2-HSBC says turnaround plan on target, costs cut by $2 bln 2012-05-17T06:43:17Z “We made encouraging progress,” Stuart T. Gulliver, the chief executive, said on a conference call with journalists. DealBook: HSBC Targets Extra Revenue from Business Units 2012-05-17T10:40:14Z Gulliver wants to steer the bank back to its roots as a financier of global trade. HSBC says turnaround plan on target, costs cut by $2 billion 2012-05-17T06:12:03Z Whether the competition is stronger is difficult to measure, though Alliss on Monday said during his best years, Woods was "Gulliver in a land of Lilliputians." Woods hopes to stick around at Sawgrass 2012-05-08T19:38:52Z “Markets remain volatile, with high levels of debt and regulatory and political uncertainty in developed economies, contrasting with an encouraging outlook in faster-growing markets,” Stuart T. Gulliver, the chief executive, said in a statement. DealBook: HSBC Profit Rises 26% in First Quarter 2012-05-08T10:20:57Z I feel like Gulliver when he was being tied up by the Lilliputians. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Mr. Gulliver said the bank was watching some products at its global banking unit, which might become unprofitable because of stricter regulation or changing consumer demands. DealBook: HSBC Targets Extra Revenue from Business Units 2012-05-17T10:40:14Z "We will continue to simplify HSBC, enabling us to integrate systems and operate to high global standards internationally," Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said in the statement. HSBC says turnaround plan on target, costs cut by $2 billion 2012-05-17T06:12:03Z In 1770 he exhibited at Spring Gardens Darius obtaining the Persian Empire by the Neighing of his Horse, and next year Gulliver taking Leave of the Houyhnhnms. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z In an age of many whipper-snappers in criticism, he is something of a Gulliver. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z For mordant satire it is surpassed by Gulliver's Travels. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z "Such a whalelike creature sprawled on the floor isn't endearing; it looks like something out of Gulliver." Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Stuart Gulliver, the bank’s CEO, aims to cut 30,000 jobs worldwide to save as much as $3.5 billion by next year. China Finance Pay to Grow by Double Digits, Says Robert Walters 2012-02-28T12:26:02Z Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver told reporters the lender remained “confident” of hitting its 12 percent return-on- equity target by 2013. European Stocks Slide as G-20 Rebuffs Boosting IMF; HSBC Drops 2012-02-27T17:00:02Z Gulliver was in line for a bonus award for 2011 of as much as three times his 1.25 million pound-salary and a long-term incentive payment equal to six times his base pay. HSBC Chief Stuart Gulliver Paid 6.6 Million Pounds for 2011 2012-02-27T13:41:11Z Gulliver said in November the measure would be at the “softer end” of its range by 2013. HSBC Says on Track to Meeting Profitability Goal in 2013 2012-02-27T11:42:59Z Gulliver in November said the bank’s return on equity, a measure of profitability, would be at the “softer end” of its 12 percent to 15 percent target by 2013. HSBC Net Income May Rise With Standard Chartered on Asia Growth 2012-02-24T01:20:12Z “It’s really stinky,” she said as Gulliver lounged in a black sparkly overcoat backstage at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. At Westminster, It?s a Dog?s Life, but Professional Handlers Aren?t Chopped Liver 2012-02-15T01:33:02Z The news won’t affect Tesco’s share price, according to Caroline Gulliver, an analyst at Execution Noble in London, who said investors are more concerned about Tesco’s plans for reviving its domestic grocery business. Tesco Cautious on Checking Accounts Rollout 2012-02-06T15:52:39Z Yahoo, ya-hōō′, n. a name given by Swift in Gulliver's Travels to a class of animals which have the forms of men but the understanding and passions of the lowest brutes: a despicable character. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z “We expect continued strong growth in the dynamic markets of Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, although at a more moderate pace than in 2011,” Gulliver said today. HSBC Says on Track to Meeting Profitability Goal in 2013 2012-02-27T11:42:59Z Gulliver said in August he will eliminate 30,000 roles by the end of 2013, withdrawing from some markets, while hiring people in Asia. HSBC Net Income May Rise With Standard Chartered on Asia Growth 2012-02-24T01:20:12Z In this regard it may be compared to 'Gulliver's Travels,' 'Don Quixote' and 'Pilgrim's Progress.' The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver is reversing some of HSBC’s expansion over the past two decades, selling assets and cutting jobs, while reinvesting some of the proceeds in faster-growing markets. HSBC Agrees to Sell Thailand Unit to Bank of Ayudhya Public 2012-01-25T11:24:43Z Gulliver is reversing some of HSBC’s global expansion over the past two decades, selling assets and cutting jobs, while reinvesting some of the proceeds in faster-growing markets. HSBC Said to Seek Buyer for Japan Retail-Banking Operations 2012-01-25T09:57:09Z Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver told reporters today the lender is still “confident” of hitting its 12 percent return on equity target by 2013. HSBC Says on Track to Meeting Profitability Goal in 2013 2012-02-27T11:42:59Z Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver is reversing some of HSBC’s global expansion over the past two decades, selling assets and cutting jobs, while reinvesting some of the proceeds in faster-growing markets. HSBC Said to Seek Buyer for Japan Retail-Banking Operations 2012-01-25T04:49:10Z To have a place beside Gulliver, the old Spanish Knight and Christian, shows the estimation in which the book is held by those who are best acquainted with it. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Gulliver is far stronger than his tiny captors; but by working together the Lilliputians subdue the giant. Schumpeter: The shackled boss 2012-01-19T16:07:07Z It is to be feared that Dr Kippis was mentally akin to the Irish bishop who remarked of Gulliver's Travels when it appeared, that "all was not gospel that was in that book." Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Houyhnhnm, whin′im, n. one of the noble rational horse race in Gulliver's Travels. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z HSBC, with total assets of $2.7 trillion, will be more disciplined about where it deploys capital, focusing investment on faster growing markets, as it faces “regulatory and inflationary headwinds,” Gulliver said in May. HSBC’s Sale of Thai Unit Shows Priority Is Scale, Not Geography 2011-12-30T04:39:36Z The two others are concealed allegories, “Don Quixote” and “Gulliver's Travels.” The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z Gulliver eventually persuaded his captors to untie him. Schumpeter: The shackled boss 2012-01-19T16:07:07Z Mundus alter is an excuse for a satirical description of London, with some criticism of the Romish church, its manners and customs, and is said to have furnished Swift with hints for Gulliver’s Travels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Laputan, la-pū′tan, adj. pertaining to Laputa, a flying island described in Swift's Gulliver's Travels as inhabited by all sorts of ridiculous projectors: absurd: chimerical. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z |
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