| 单词 | rainmaker |
| 例句 | After that, Chen lived apart as a rainmaker, neither relatives nor the monks willing to bring lightning upon themselves. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It did almost seem as if we Marines were rainmakers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollywood has been famously sluggish in taking action against problematic bosses, particularly if the person in question is a rainmaker. "He made their lives miserable": How the showrunner of a popular courtroom drama finally got fired 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Even that might not indicate rainmaker status, though. Is Quentin Tarantino the world's most influential director? 2013-01-15T11:53:17Z The annual celebration of radio and sales rainmakers isn't about who will win. Billboard Music Awards: Michael Jackson thrills in hologram 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Her tenure at Sotheby’s helped cement her reputation as an industry rainmaker. Sotheby’s and Phillips Announce Departures and Arrivals 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z At his Los Angeles law firm, Emhoff was the convener, the rainmaker, the organized one, the one who saw the future. Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, is making history as America’s first male vice-presidential spouse 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z As discovered by the producers of last year’s winner, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” — a lackluster earner before the award — the Tony for best musical is the show’s one true rainmaker. A Tonys wish list 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The old model was only sustainable with a rainmaker like Ms. Bolton. Their Family Business? The Other Dimension. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Eventually fed up with being a rainmaker for the advertising agencies he worked for, diverting his creative his energies to courting clients, Mr. Peckolick took up painting. Alan Peckolick, Graphic Designer Whose Logos Are Familiar, Dies at 76 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Emhoff was the convener, the rainmaker, the organized one, the one who saw the future. Doug Emhoff paused his career for his wife Kamala Harris’s aspirations — and became the campaign’s ‘secret weapon’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In addition to good-time rainmaker, Mr. Campbell sometimes plays the role of chaperone. At Sundance, Rubbing Shoulders With A-Listers, for a Price 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z After 240 days without rain and crops devastated by “grasshoppers as big as prairie dogs,” the farming community of Jackson, Okla., is ready to pin its hopes on a rainmaker. The Scene of the Crime: Four Mysteries in Ominous Locales 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The name Rwenzori means “rainmaker” and the mountain can be notoriously muddy and tiring to climb, though this was the relatively dry season, from December to February. Mountains of the moon: climbing Uganda's highest peak 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The rule at Fox is to stonewall outside inquiries, and to close ranks around its rainmakers. Perspective | It’s time — high time — to take Fox News’s destructive role in America seriously 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z But in a bizarre interlude last night, Fox News analyst and GOP rainmaker Karl Rove went to war against the math–his own network’s. Election Watch: Karl Rove Vs. the Arithmetic 2012-11-07T14:25:13Z It's a highly prized skill when a hurricane bears down on New York City, a potential rainmaker for Mitchell in more ways than one. Fears drive satirical 'Odds Against Tomorrow' 2013-05-08T17:26:12Z Corporations even now are inclined to disbelieve women and to fiercely protect their own rainmakers. Perspective | Leslie Moonves’s accusers just wouldn’t back down. Neither would reporter Ronan Farrow. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z My hope is that as a supporter, as a rainmaker, as a resource hunter, that I can help build and make even more powerful some of these programs. 'The architecture degree will be the law degree of the 21st century': A conversation with Woodbury's Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” May 11, $172,069,290 The “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise might be a shell of its former self, but it’s still a rainmaker. These are the top-10 grossing movies of summer 2017 at the U.S. box office 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Scattered showers will continue across Western Washington Friday morning, gradually drifting to the mountains before the next rainmaker arrives by the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Western WA weather: Blustery conditions, mountain snow through weekend 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The region won’t entirely clear out of the clouds, but there will likely be some breaks of sun before the next rainmaker arrives Thursday afternoon, the weather service said. Seattle weather: Brief break from rain after wettest stretch this year 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The partnership's "overly collegial" culture made staff reluctant to call out misbehavior, especially from "rainmakers" who were described as "untouchables" to whom "the rules don't always apply", the review also found. PwC Australia gave clients other than Google confidential tax info 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The partnership's decentralised business model limited oversight and accountability while an "overly collegial" culture made staff reluctant to call out misbehavior, especially from "rainmakers" at the firm, the review also found. PwC Australia external review assails 'whatever it takes' culture 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z While much of the state moved out of drought conditions after strong winter and spring atmospheric river storms, Simeral said the Mojave didn’t benefit as much from those rainmakers. Hilary vanquished California's drought. But much of that water was wasted 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “It’s going to be a big rainmaker,” he said. Hurricane Hilary is rapidly intensifying, bringing danger to Southern California 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z He also signed on to be DeSantis’ rainmaker in Washington state going ahead. A sign? Trump’s top money man in WA jilts him 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Now, the festival is a major rainmaker for the city’s summer tourism season. Essence Festival of Culture 2023 kicks off in New Orleans 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Even before his criminal case, Parnas had an unusual resume for a political rainmaker. Exclusive: Texts tie DeSantis closely to Trump insider Lev Parnas in 2018 race 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Credit Suisse had intended to spin off its investment bank and revive the First Boston name, tapping the former Citigroup rainmaker Michael Klein to lead the business. Bank Stocks Teeter as Investors Worry About Who May Fall Next 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Brokering the deal, while managing the egos of combative founders and investors was Bao Fan, the rainmaker of China’s tech industry. China’s Tech Rainmaker Vanishes, and So Does Business Confidence 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The story of Trump’s local rainmaker might just be an outlier. A sign? Trump’s top money man in WA jilts him 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Boeing’s rainmaker in Washington, a former auto lobbyist who goes by the nickname “Z,” is restoring some of the swagger that once made the aerospace giant a force on Capitol Hill. Boeing powerbroker rebuilding Capitol Hill clout lost in 737 MAX crashes 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Alex To, one of Bank of America's top rainmakers in Asia, has recently left the bank, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Credit Suisse signs Mexico alliance agreement with Actinver 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The rainmakers had installations outside Beijing, where peasants donned military fatigues and helmets and used anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers to blast the sky with silver iodide, hoping to coax rain from the clouds. ‘Politics of grandeur’: 2 Olympics and China’s love of big 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z While Tremaglio will take the lead on the next round of talks, her new constituents have tasked her to play rainmaker in the meantime. Rainmaker. Boss. Baker. Meet Tamika Tremaglio, the new head of the NBA players’ union. 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The social distancing restrictions make it challenging for them to evolve from footsoldiers to rainmakers. Back to Zoom: Omicron weighs on investment bankers' hustle 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The social distancing restrictions made it challenging for them to evolve from footsoldiers to rainmakers, said one junior banker, using a term for those who bring in new clients and revenue. After M&A boom via Zoom, dealmakers hit the road as COVID-19 subsides 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Fitness centers weren’t always considered desirable rainmakers by landlords. Gyms are mounting a comeback. But are people ready for communal sweating and panting? 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z China: Global rainmakers Squire Patton Boggs continue to represent Beijing’s interests in Washington for a retainer of $55,000 a month, according to the firm’s most recent contract, dated last July. Perspective | Dictators crush dissent. Then they hire these U.S. firms to clean up their images. 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z But for the star rainmakers and fund managers of tomorrow, the change is disconcerting. Class of COVID-19: Next generation of bankers fear for future 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Vrablic quickly made a name for herself as one of her division’s leading rainmakers. Trump’s Longtime Banker at Deutsche Bank Resigns 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z After I dedicated my last walking story to Seattle jaunts best taken in the rain, the local rainmakers went on sabbatical, leaving us with a month of mostly gorgeous weather. 3 parks in South and West Seattle that are great for walks on rainy days 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Jacqui A. Williams, a veteran Albany lobbyist, is known as a rainmaker among the group. How a Brooklyn Sisterhood of Black Women Became National Power Brokers 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z But it was still a rainmaker as it moved into Georgia on a path to the Carolinas on Thursday. The Latest: Rivers swollen by Sally pose flooding problems 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Even then, Britain would be a big medium-sized player, not a global rainmaker. A tale of two pandemics: how Germany got it right, and Britain blundered | Martin Kettle 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z She was a brilliant rainmaker, eventually a legendary one; her ability to raise money for fellow House members was a crucial weapon in her rise to the top. Review | Nancy Pelosi is an anachronism — in a good way 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Daffey will help Goldman “plan for further changes” during the transition period, the memo said, as top rainmakers and traders are expected to be more scattered across the continent. Exclusive: Goldman turns to veteran Daffey to navigate post-Brexit markets 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Since the cyclone was large and moving slowly at landfall--near 6 mph--it was a prodigious rainmaker, with satellite-estimated rainfall amounts in excess of 2 feet in portions of central Mozambique. The Top 10 Weather and Climate Stories of 2019 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Centerview is also among those on the lookout for French rainmakers, a source familiar with its strategy said, and would only launch a Paris office once a senior dealmaker was available. U.S. boutique banks woo French bankers in Paris advisory push: sources 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Gee called Kasich “a rainmaker and a door opener” who “knows everyone.” Duo to push opioid settlement toward hospitals 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z A woman responsible for winning new clients at a major consulting firm, where rainmakers were called “hunters,” told me she rejected that label. Opinion | How Women Can Escape the Likability Trap 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The rainmakers were instrumental in making Buttigieg the biggest fundraiser in the Democratic presidential field this spring, as he brought in $24.8 million in the second quarter of the year.” Don’t miss the real story on white nationalism 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The system we get on Wednesday won’t be too much of a rainmaker, he said. Seattle weather this week: April showers on the way, after a super-dry March raised our risk for summer wildfires 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The Republican rainmaker and the country’s first female secretary of state threw their heads back in laughter at their inside jokes, they were gracious and kind to each other. Perspective | Madeleine Albright and Fred Malek: An unlikely, inspiring bipartisan friendship 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z When Facebook went public in 2012, venture capitalists who had invested in the social network solidified their reputations as rainmakers — and also were set for life. Hey, Look at Me! I’m a Venture Capitalist 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z A longtime adviser to Bill Clinton, he formerly served as the head of the Democratic National Committee and has long been a political rainmaker. Governors eyeing White House may struggle to raise money 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The trip is full of private meetings with leading Democratic state and local lawmakers, rainmakers and union leaders.” Netroots make it rain for Bernie: $6M in one day 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The LinkedIn image was a stark illustration of what can happen when promotion decisions are relationship-driven and concentrated in the hands of white-male rainmakers, even in workplaces with a commitment to diversity. Elite Law Firm’s All-White Partner Class Stirs Debate on Diversity 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Not only are they publicly introducing themselves to voters, but they’re quietly courting Democratic lawmakers and rainmakers who could prove powerful allies in a primary campaign. Who’s serious about running in 2020? Look at who’s calling the powerbrokers 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Forests, with help from oceans and grasslands, are the planet’s soil-builders and rainmakers. Opinion | The Most Wonderful Smelling Time of the Year 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z “These exceptional rainfall events keep happening and appear to be part of a trend toward more extreme tropical rainmakers, probably connected to climate change,” The Post’s Jason Samenow reports. Analysis | The Energy 202: Democrats really wanted Scott Pruitt gone. Now what? 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Lane ranks as the No. 2 rainmaker from a tropical cyclone in the United States since 1950. The Latest: Tropical Storm Lane 2nd-most wettest since 1950 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z They fancied themselves the real rainmakers, and so the conditions and concerns of the athletes became peripheral and marginalized, just as they were budgeted comparative pittances. Perspective | Scott Blackmun’s painful USOC legacy: Knowledge, inaction and misplaced priorities 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z It’s not that the squad is considerably worse across the board, but they’re missing some of the rainmakers they’ve had in the past. Team USA's Winter Olympics highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Harassment certainly seems more common in industries that favor such king-makers, rainmakers or stars. Analysis | How too much focus on ‘superstar’ workers enables harassment 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z “Gillespie is the rainmaker, really,” Daley said in an interview with The Post. Gillespie took partisan mapmaking to a new level. Try turning that into a bumper sticker. 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The Weinstein Company put up with almost anything to keep its rainmaker. Perspective | Harvey Weinstein is also a jerk. That alone should have gotten him fired. 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, President Kenyatta caused an online tremor when he became a "rainmaker". Bible-bashing for votes in Kenya 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z All he did, he says, was use his position as director to “identify rainmakers, and that inevitably leads to people saying ‘this person is a favourite’ or ‘that person’s a favourite’. Former Met boss Thomas Campbell: 'I was passionate about the museum and its mission' 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z But emergency officials said they did not expect to order evacuations as the storm that Mayor Sylvester Turner called “a rainmaker” neared. Live: Hurricane Harvey Churns Toward Texas Coast 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Regarding the July 19 Style article “Rutter is a rainmaker, but some see clouds”: Opinion | We support Ms. Rutter 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z They are rainmakers; they are flamboyant; they are bare-knuckled; they are hard-charging. All the President’s Lawyers 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z On June 13, Virginia voters will select their Democratic and Republican nominees for governor, a successor to a term-limited Democrat, longtime Clinton rainmaker Terry McAuliffe. Forget the Georgia sixth: To regain power, Democrats need to focus on the long game — starting with these six races 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Even then, Dahlberg knew that any investigation by Ohio State of what he called “a rainmaker” for the university would face serious obstacles. Despite years of ethics charges, no penalties for star cancer researcher 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Even then, Dr. Dahlberg knew that any investigation by Ohio State of what he called “a rainmaker” for the university would face serious obstacles. Years of Ethics Charges, but Star Cancer Researcher Gets a Pass 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z “It looks like it’s going to be a pretty good rainmaker,” said NWS meteorologist Mike Smith. Storm headed to Oroville Dam area carries 10 inches of rain, revised forecast warns 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Given the authority of the presidency, relatives and close friends often operate as rainmakers. As Scandal Roils South Korea, Fingers Point to Mixing of Politics and Business 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z “He has been a rainmaker extraordinaire,” Mr. Morgan told the paper. Florida’s Political Chameleon Is Back—Probably for Good 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Until one or more of the younger players becomes a rainmaker, he said, the death of the Big Four remains a forecast. A Motivational Tool: Believing That Tennis’s Big Four Era Is Over 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z But Warren has promised to reward those in his division who stay at the bank with "career opportunities" despite having a limited budget for expensive rainmakers. Deutsche Bank shakes up investment bank to regain lost ground 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Other past rainmakers for the Republican Party find themselves paralyzed. Trump candidacy unites Silicon Valley — in horror 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z These days, however, the man who graces the $10 bill is becoming more closely associated as a rainmaker for Broadway. Broadway sees record year in attendance, revenue; ‘Hamilton’ plays role in success 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z In the early days of the 20th century, LA and other cities in the Southland famously paid "rainmakers" — mostly con men with almanacs — for their feats of weather control. Cloud seeding returns to LA, but no one is sure if it works 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z “That makes her useful in terms of understanding the contours of a statewide campaign and television markets but hardly a rainmaker in terms of delegate accumulation.” The Daily 202: 10 reasons Cruz’s Fiorina gambit will likely flop 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z That makes her useful in terms of understanding the contours of a statewide campaign and television markets but hardly a rainmaker in terms of delegate accumulation. Ted Cruz the underdog makes a front-runner move by choosing Carly Fiorina 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z To understand why P. syringae are thought to be the rainmaker bacteria, it’s helpful to remember how water actually works. How the world’s chillest bacteria make ice 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z When crossed, he doubles down on rodent hubris, slinging lines like "I'm a rainmaker. I make it rain!" The party's over: Madoff, Billions, and a sober new wave of financial dramas 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The singer, born Abel Tesfaye, has gone from Internet sensation to pop radio rainmaker to Oscar nominee in a little over a year. Oscars 2016: How the Weeknd went from Internet oddity to Oscar nominee 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z More recently, Morgan Stanley’s top rainmaker, Paul Taubman, left the firm. Centerview Benefits From Wall St.’s Pivot to Smaller Banks 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Employees who were late or unproductive weren’t often admonished, and rainmakers who weren’t working well with others weren’t criticized, she said. ‘Nice’ Is a Four-Letter Word at Companies Practicing Radical Candor 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z McGregor, seated in front in a pair of amber aviator sunglasses, commandeered a microphone and stole the show, taunting opponents past and future and proclaiming himself the sport’s financial rainmaker. UFC Star Conor McGregor Says He’s Lost His Mind 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z “The military men wanted weapons,” Strand writes, “the commercial rainmakers wanted profits, GE wanted free publicity, and the meteorologists wanted to protect their turf.” How H.G. Wells missed writing a book that became a Vonnegut classic 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Broadcast live from Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday at 5 p.m., the 2015 American Music Awards will fete the radio rainmakers that have ruled the pop charts this past year. 2015 American Music Awards: By the numbers 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Bringing in business was his thing — a “rainmaker,” his son says. D.C. private investigation firm stays close to its roots even as it evolves 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z He said hitting the links is key to his role as a “rainmaker” with prospective clients. The Only Bank This Hip-Hop Mogul Will Use 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Politico reports that Kasich’s scorched-earth temper is legendary and is potentially his Achilles’ heel – arguably more so than his time as a rainmaker at Lehman Brothers, whose collapse contributed significantly to the global financial meltdown. As Clock Winds Down, Obama Turns to Africa 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z His sudden death leaves JPMorgan without one of its best-known personalities, and a rainmaker responsible for securing some of the bank’s most prominent deals. Jimmy Lee of JPMorgan Chase Remembered for Shaping an Industry 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Volunteers in Oklahoma's Okmulgee County filled thousands of sandbags Wednesday to prepare for the storm — the region's second major rainmaker in three weeks. Midwest braces for remnants of Bill; Texas spared the worst 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Volunteers in Oklahoma’s Okmulgee County filled thousands of sandbags Wednesday to prepare for the storm - the region’s second major rainmaker in three weeks. Midwest braces for remnants of Bill; Texas spared the worst 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Lee was a legendary rainmaker, but like a classic old-line banker, he cared about risk on the loans he was making, because JPMorgan would suffer when loans went bad. JPMorgan's Jimmy Lee, a legendary rainmaker, dies 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Indie film rainmaker Mark Duplass is, along with his brother Jay, considered one of “Hollywood’s most low-key power players” according to Rolling Stone magazine. Mark Duplass Buys Low-Key LA Home 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z At the same time Hastert, 73, was relentless in pounding the K Street pavement, serving as a rainmaker for a law firm for the past seven years. Hastert’s post-Congress life one of political withdrawal and chasing cash 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z But all this disregards the continuing presence of racing's rainmaker. Wayne Lukas keeps things interesting at Preakness 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The professionals who comprise this cohort will be entrepreneurs, rainmakers, savants, or a combination of these three. On The Horizon: Two Classes Of Professionals 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The rainmakers are expected to schmooze with clients on a golf course; the worker bees are supposed to hover over their desks. A Woman-Led Law Firm That Lets Partners Be Parents 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Even so, the New Jersey governor’s rainmaker status is in doubt. Christie’s new cash problem: Why raising money won’t be as easy as he thought 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Are you the primary rainmaker for sales and billings? 6 Questions To Test Your Liquidity Before It Evaporates 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Political rainmakers like to pick a winner, and they like to pick a candidate early. As Jeb dives in, focus turns to big-money donors 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The messy collapse of the mega-firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has claimed another casualty, and this time it’s one of the defunct law firm’s leading rainmakers. The Rise and Fall of a Rainmaker 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The best rainmakers were capable men, he once wrote, but dealmaking also attracted “hustlers and swaggering mediocrities”. The new rules of attraction 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z You see, I always assumed that women leaders knew from the cradle that they were going to be executives or entrepreneurs or rainmakers. SungardASVoice: What About Us Women Who Aren't In Leadership? 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The late Senator Ted Stevens, a Republican who lost to Mr. Begich in 2008 after 40 years in the Senate, defined the model of rainmaker, many Alaskans say. As Energy Boom Ends, a Political Identity Crisis 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z A few months into his law career Jordan started seeking an edge, so he organized a coffee with the firm rainmaker. 9 Tough Lessons Learned With Jordan Harbinger 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Befitting his status as a top rainmaker, he had his own car and driver. The Rise and Fall of a Rainmaker 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Breaux and Lott are rainmakers with an established brand and a solid reputation for being the rare former members of Congress who have turned their tenure in government into big business on K Street. Thomas Boggs Jr. death comes as Squire Patton Boggs faces critical juncture Or is the industry so competitive that rainmakers are exempt? Culture Change: How to Improve Your Workplace Culture 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z If Republicans here ultimately reject Mr. Cochran, they will also be rejecting a longstanding Mississippi tradition of sending legislative rainmakers to Washington. Thad Cochran Faces Chris McDaniel in a Primary Runoff Election Tuesday 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Her appointment was relatively unusual, given country head roles are more often filled by "rainmakers" - corporate or investment bankers there to close deals and look after major clients. Asia banks turn to 'diplomats' as regulatory burden bites 2014-05-06T21:34:25Z The very qualities that made him such an effective rainmaker — generosity, gregariousness, his tireless socializing — contributed to his current predicament. The Rise and Fall of a Rainmaker 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It works well as long as the rainmakers don’t leave. Even the World's Biggest Sports Agency Can't Keep Roger Federer 2013-12-13T11:04:02Z The fact that he elected Rousseff, a political neophyte and career technocrat—with all the charm of a "light post," the opposition snickered—only increased his cachet as a Brazilian rainmaker. Can Dilma Recover? 2013-08-24T20:45:00Z Social rituals can play a big role in determining who makes it on to the partnership track in the exclusive world of white-shoe firms, and whether those partners can bring in business as rainmakers. Texas Firm Highlights Struggle for Black Professionals 2013-05-27T19:48:29Z Ever since, the reluctant rancher has managed to command respect, authority, and a loyal following in the baritone world of cattle, crops, and rural rainmakers. The Queen of the Cowboys 2013-04-29T08:45:00Z "The pressure to bring in business at legal firms, to be a rainmaker, is greater than ever," said Mr. Christin, a former litigation lawyer and a recovered alcoholic. Well: In Business, Nondrinking Can Be a Costly Expense 2012-10-01T21:16:14Z I believe he will be the biggest rainmaker of this millenium. Siri's Founder Dag Kittlaus Predicts The Next Big Things 2012-08-30T14:14:18Z The super PAC supporting his campaign, Priorities USA Action, is enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a rainmaker, hoping to counter its conservative counterparts. Record Spending by Obama’s Camp Shrinks Coffers 2012-08-05T00:54:49Z A settlement with the former partners, including the major "rainmakers", would avert lawsuits against them. Dewey & LeBoeuf seeks $104 million from ex-partners 2012-07-12T04:03:17Z He was a highly paid “rainmaker”, and while there was apparently no contractual stipulation regarding productivity, there was also little, if any, oversight of his activities. One Reader's Negative View Of Mark Midei 2012-07-03T19:38:04Z Brazilians continue to hail him as a rock star, and Lula visited 36 countries last year, receiving invitations to meet with global rainmakers and collecting honorary degrees. Lula Returns 2012-06-18T05:00:00Z On the other end of the barbell were partners who worked on the court cases and deals brought in by the rainmakers. DealBook: In Dewey Blame Game, Steven H. Davis Tops the List 2012-05-14T01:50:56Z These so-called rainmakers include Morton A. Pierce, a mergers and acquisitions deal maker; Michael L. Fitzgerald, a corporate lawyer specializing in Latin America; and Berge Setrakian, a partner with a large international practice. DealBook: Once an Ambitious Law Firm, Reduced to Grim Dispatches 2012-05-02T01:23:27Z Even beyond Tebow’s next stop, the aftershocks from Manning’s signing have stretched throughout the league, with ESPN.com’s Johnette Howard detailing Manning’s rainmaker effect for quarterbacks near and far. The Fifth Down: Leading Off: Tebowmania Shipping Out 2012-03-21T15:26:15Z Many small financial firms struggle to pay their overhead while others are dependent on a handful of rainmakers to bring in clients. DealBook: Amid Wall Street Giants, a Firm Thinks Small and Exclusive 2012-03-19T22:38:06Z On the high end are Dewey’s so-called rainmakers, the star partners who make millions of dollars a year executing corporate mergers and handling high-stakes business litigations. DealBook: Lean Times for Dewey & LeBoeuf 2012-03-16T00:06:33Z The two old women, the grandmothers, are interesting persons, counsellors of the chief divinity, rainmakers, wise with a knowledge of people of whom Olelbis is ignorant, at least professedly. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z Translation: she didn’t think the pastor — a popular and successful rainmaker for the congregation — ought to be making unwanted advances on women. City Room: Expelled as a Disturber, Now Honored as a Reformer 2012-03-11T20:12:01Z Mr. Perry asked his top financial rainmakers to raise money for Mr. Gingrich, telling the group, according to one participant, that he fully supported the former House speaker. Gingrich Money Hunt Faces Obstacles 2012-02-12T23:08:01Z Sales is the Key to Success. As the business owner, I was the primary rainmaker for years. I Broke These 6 Business Rules. Why You Should, Too. 2012-01-31T13:38:00Z But even the rainmakers — doctors who bring in such patients — can sometimes resent the tilt toward luxury. Chefs, Butlers and Marble Baths - Not Your Average Hospital Room 2012-01-22T01:47:09Z “He’s a super rainmaker who has worked on more deals than I like to remember.” Scene Last Night: Felix Rohatyn, John Whitehead, Martin Lipton 2012-01-10T16:33:25Z He acquired entire teams to strengthen advisory and research coverage and hired rainmakers from some of his biggest competitors. ‘Intensely Private’ Handler Lifts Veil in Defense of Jefferies 2011-12-19T12:54:51Z As the reputed rainmaker of revenue, he was characterized as commissioner to all, though few, if any, addressed him by title. N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern Is No Longer ?Easy Dave? 2011-11-08T23:46:08Z Trump is hardly the only potential rainmaker on presidential hopefuls’ agendas; he just brags about it more. Inside the Ludicrous Donald Trump Primary 2011-10-18T10:00:00Z I'm also much more of a rainmaker than a profitmaker, and a spender, not a saver. The Way I Work: Jen Bilik of Knock Knock 2011-09-27T07:00:00Z Haley Barbour, a top Republican rainmaker, would help its fundraising efforts. Obama campaign sets $55M goal in combined fundraising through end of September 2011-09-09T23:35:47Z That’s because mermaids are about to swamp vampires and zombies as supernatural rainmakers in popular culture. Mermaids: The New Life Aquatic 2011-08-25T20:45:26Z The star rainmakers and investment bankers will be joined on the street by thousands from the retail divisions. Bank trading slump to spark more job losses 2011-07-28T14:19:22Z On the Arcadian mountain, a centre of the strangest and oldest rites, the priest of Zeus acted as what the African races call a "rainmaker". Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z There’s not been a time in the recent past where so many law firms are interested in acquiring antitrust rainmakers.” Let?s make or break a deal 2011-07-17T18:59:26Z Still, the free-agent market for rainmakers has altered the corporate law landscape. DealBook: More Law Firms Raid Competitors to Poach Rainmakers 2011-07-05T19:13:20Z Or one acts as a rainmaker and the other handles operations, employees, and so forth. Fix a Strained Business Partnership Now 2011-06-14T16:17:50Z For years, buyout firms didn’t need much of a sales force because the founders acted as rainmakers. Buyout Firms Morphing Into Asset Managers as Takeovers Dwindle 2011-05-31T17:30:58Z Speaking of the 2010 election cycle, Mr. Sembler, a longtime Republican rainmaker, said, “There were a lot of passionate people out there raising money,” adding, “It just hasn’t seemed to be cycled up yet.” Big G.O.P. Donors Adopt Wait-and-See 2012 Tack 2011-05-08T01:15:18Z The top five rainmakers in the sector, they work for top investment banks or select mergers and acquisitions advisory firms. Who are the investment bankers at the heart of the biggest media deals? 2011-02-14T07:00:02Z He agreed to continue to be a rainmaker for New Paradigm, now called Moxie Insight, for five years. Are You a Schmoozer or a Closer? 2011-01-26T08:29:00Z “You need rainmakers who have special access to Chinese companies — those special relationships drive deals,” said Mr. Wey of New York Global Group. DealBook: Boutique Investment Banks Gain Traction in China 2011-01-24T23:17:05Z Two of its top ECM executives in the region left for other banks, as did its respected China rainmaker, Henry Cai. Down to wire, UBS tops Asia ECM pile again 2010-12-24T06:41:18Z The reason most smaller businesses are hard to sell is that they are too reliant on the owner as the rainmaker. Can You Sell a Franchise? 2010-12-16T17:00:00Z The bank, the second-largest in Spain by assets, is better known for writing mortgages and taking deposits than for rainmakers and trading desks. BBVA Targets Investment Banking 2010-10-10T20:22:00Z But now even those heady days of the 1980s, when Mr. Milken played kingmaker and rainmaker in the great takeover wars of that era, seem a little tame. Junk Bonds Are Back on Top 2010-10-08T01:00:00Z He noted that the younger partners continued to give Mr. Sheresky an equal share even as they became the main rainmakers. For the Lords of Divorce, a Breakup 2010-08-28T22:31:00Z That is the third reason Mr King is the wrong man to be this economy's rainmaker: it is simply not in his job spec. Mervyn King: In his hands 2010-08-11T23:00:00Z As formerly parched salespeople revel in their role as rainmakers, they might promise too much too soon in their zeal to impress new customers and score commissions. How to Handle a Spike in Sales 2010-07-28T10:07:00Z Senate from New Jersey and quickly established himself as a major Democratic rainmaker before leaving to run for governor. Jon Corzine Is Working at MF Global. Say What? 2010-05-13T03:01:00Z It was considered more of an experiment in the scratch-off medium than a potential rainmaker. 2010-02-15T02:19:00Z Executives say they are worried that some rainmakers will quit once bonus checks are distributed in the next few weeks. 2010-01-20T04:59:00Z “Ah, you catch that,” cried Kobo, as he drew his bowstring in answer, and saw his arrow quivering in the neck of the rainmaker. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa When Luluzela heard what had been done he sent for Kukuleyo, intending to put him and his rainmakers to a slow and lingering death by fire. A Frontier Mystery Older white residents speak of Indian rainmakers, which is a source of much amusement among the Washo. Washo Religion My first resembled it, the second was sorter tropic—she run off with a rainmaker an' I hear she's been divorced three times since then. Rimrock Trail The most important men in the country are the rainmakers, who are reverenced even more than the chiefs, and, indeed, are famous among the surrounding tribes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" I see rainmaker putting bad stuff into their sides with a little knife. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa It was out of this tribe that the principal rainmakers came. A Frontier Mystery The father of the false rainmaker was a diviner of stolen articles. Washo Religion Something of the wonder that must have come to men seeking magic in the sky, the rainmakers of ancient tribes and of days long vanished. The Mississippi Saucer "Hello," broke in Kelly, peering out through the rain, "there goes some good fellow to the rainmakers." Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros Let the rainmaker come with me, and we will bind and bring him hither.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The people murmured against Kukuleyo and his rainmakers, the chief waxed fierce, and threatened. A Frontier Mystery It did not appear, as the days passed, that the rainmaker was driving much of a hole in the hot air that pressed down upon that tortured land. Trail's End The doctor and the rainmaker among these people are one and the same person. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Greg looked, as he felt, aghast at the idea, but he managed to blurt out: "What about the rainmakers?" Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor “You have managed very cleverly, Kobo,” said Wilmore; “but I must say I wonder this wizard, or rainmaker, or whatever you call him, consented to leave us in your charge.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa With a roar of rage, he and those that were with him, hurled themselves upon the rainmakers. A Frontier Mystery The last of the correspondents left on the evening of the day that Judge Thayer set the rainmaker to work. Trail's End Well?" he said, waylaying Cheon in the garden, "Well, me rainmaker? We of the Never-Never She said as a rainmaker he had no equal. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales Does this white man pray, as the rainmaker says? Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa When they were all camped round the edges of this plain, Wirreenun and his fellow rainmaker made a great rain to fall just over the plain and fill it with water. Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies For all this, interest in the rainmaker's efforts did not lax. Trail's End Well?" he said again, "Me rainmaker, eh ?" and the Maluka shouted above the roar and din: "You're the boy for my money, Billy! We of the Never-Never In another drought when the rainmakers had failed, some of the old blacks saw a rain-bird and hunted it, but could not get it to call out. The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia "Well," I replied, "you are the rainmaker; why don't you give your people rain?" The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile The same ideas prevail among the Bushmen, where the rainmaker is asked "to milk a nice gentle female rain"; the rain-clouds are her hair. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 Morgan stood aloof from doubters, hopers, scoffers, and all, saying no word for or against the rainmaker. Trail's End Has any utmost precision of barometer been able to drive the priest out of his prerogatives as rainmaker? The Profits of Religion The town knew all about the rainmaker at work behind the shielding rows of tall corn in Judge Thayer's garden. Trail's End It was a common freak of the tribes to sacrifice the rainmaker, should he be unsuccessful. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile But the wind was against the rainmaker; nature conspired to mock him before men as the quack that he was. Trail's End Judge Thayer urged the rainmaker to his greatest efforts to stop it, turn it, bring it back; smoke green and black went up in volumes, to stream away on the cool, refreshing wind. Trail's End The rainmaker sent up his vain, his fatuous, foolish, infinitesimal breath of smoke. Trail's End I replied, that he must know all about it, as he was a regular rainmaker. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile "That will do, we shall have it," said the cunning old rainmaker; and proud of having so knowingly obtained "counsel's opinion" on his case, he toddled off to his impatient subjects. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile |
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