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Potato Head etc. : We made a fortune. There is a fortune in here for you, and the bank deposit books are in them too!

Treasure was buried for many reasons: to keep it out of enemy hands, to "bank" a fortune, to serve as a votive offering.

Money itself is always money, money together can be a fortune. Business itself is always business, outside of business can be success.

He made a fortune swindling old ladies out of their life savings.

When a financial storm, sorts this "beat" the bank of England's part, again, and the big storm pounds to make a fortune.

The advertisement referred to "an opportunity for a well educated and motivated man to earn a fortune in the academic field. "

It was a thin strip of paper form a fortune cookie. "You will be married within a year, " it said.

A fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand.

Sometimes I just hold you, too caught up in me to see. I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me.

The flower shop charges me a fortune to deliver them on the day but it is worth the smile that she will meet me with tonight.

More quietly, many people wonder how much of a fortune there is to inherit.

"Rihanna likes to pioneer new styles but it's costing her a fortune, " one of her entourage told the Daily Mail.

If you and I learn how to manage the business and the lands right here, John, we'll make a fortune that will stagger the ship owners.

But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

Yesterday I had my fortune told to see if I would make a fortune or if my fortune could change better.

With the introduction of the tomato and a bit of culinary innovation, Heinz capitalized on the public's taste for sweets and made a fortune.

here you go. On any other day, it would cost me a fortune, but it's on special offer today.

To put the point bluntly, there exist more or less useful ways of making a fortune.

and said he, "I foresee that you will soon work this man out of his business, and mark a fortune in it at Philadelphia. "

Not so long ago every country felt it had to have its own steel giant, even if it was government-owned and losing a fortune.

However do not expect earth to amass one a fortune or to provide one a dream come true circumstance all of the time.

Harry died abroad, in a third-rate hotel, with Bess weeping as hard as if he had left her a fortune.

Then you take this stick to a fortune teller and he tells you what this number means corresponding to what you were thinking of.

He's a bit of a dark horse; he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew.

And a select few warlords, who have sat down and figured out how to profit off the anarchy, make a fortune.

Lauren has earned a fortune as a pioneer of what became known as lifestyle merchandising, or what the company calls 'merchantainment.

I mean, you could just work your way through thousands of things doing trials and cost a fortune and it would be extremely uneconomic.

Thus I got over the fraud of passing for a fortune without money, and cheating a man into marrying me on pretence of a fortune.

He is once said to have decided to change the direction of traffic overnight [as a result of a fortune teller].

We start with Sherman in a Chinese restaurant , who gets a fortune that he's about to get caught by a trawler , which he does .

It's costing me a fortune to run this thing all day.

Not so long ago, the young men in the village could make a living out of fishing not a fortune, but a living.

With perseverance and nerves of steel he made a fortune selling jewelry boxes, lost it all, and gained it back 20 times over.

As a Fortune 500 company with over 120 years of history, PPG regards its responsibility to society as one of its key company values.

That may be for the best, though; a year on Gliese 581 c lasts just 13 days, so we'd have to spend a fortune on calendars [source: Sample].

In the years that followed, he made a fortune in real estate, buying undervalued homes and selling them for profit.

Fortune-telling of the general will say that when you make a fortune, it is clear this person is not telling the general public.

lil poison is beginning to earn a fortune from tournaments , commercial sponsorships and celebrity endorsements.

And you know there is generally an uncle or a grandfather to leave a fortune to the second son.

'I wish I had blue eyes and fair hair like him! I wish I behaved well, and was going to inherit a fortune! '

I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me.

He made a fortune by means of industry.

Most entrepreneurs dream of turning their start-ups into giants (or at least of selling them to giants for a fortune).

He made a fortune, but lived a simple life, and although cheerful with company he was often sad in private.

Clive lost a fortune on the stock market, but he went into it with his eyes open and remains quite philosophical about it.

I gave her a carriage and jewels, in fact I threw away a fortune on her, just like any fool in love.

A good companion is better than a fortune, for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which make companionship a blessing.

If you make the right investments, it is possible to make a fortune within a very short time.

They came to a fortune teller and she just said "Treasure every moment from now on. " and a tear rolled down the fortune teller's cheek.

Mr. Chen built a fortune out of dogged determination and a reputation for being assiduously honest, fair and respectful.

Instant noodles. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Three meals a day, seven days a week. I'll save a fortune.

He made a fortune out of smuggling.

He made Hollywood musicals that earned a fortune for his studio.

The way that numbers exploded as they grew at a constant rate over time was how a small sum could turn into a fortune.

A former hedge-fund manager who made a fortune shorting stocks has switched to the long side, and is raking in money in the process.

The least of the ragged fellows whom he rated and threatened, could have made a fortune by betraying him.

He had begun life as a poor boy, and made a fortune in the lumber business by hard work and honesty.

Competition turns hardware into a low-margin commodity, but Microsoft, as owner of the software standard, makes a fortune.

The popular image of an entrepreneur is of someone who has sacrificed everything to make a fortune - including his marriage and family.

Some customers say the high quality of the roses makes them look as if they spent a fortune.

One said that when he was young, a fortune-teller told him that he would have more money than he could count.

He came into a fortune when his father died.

I'm not a fortune-teller, but I believe I can bring you happiness and joy. You are my life. You are the whole world for me.

Fortune of Noblesse : Blesses the party with a fortune that reduces their chance of dropping items when dying to a raid boss .

The washing machine used a fortune of soap and hot water and did not clean the clothes.

The young man was desperate to make a fortune overnight. Unfortunately, he was cheated and lost all his fortune.

A recent meeting with the Chief Technology Officer of a Fortune 50 company reminded me of this fallacy.

IT'S the kind of job a business major might dream about: marketing executive for a Fortune 500 medical supplies company.

If the site makes one mistake, permits just one security hole to linger, they're going to be taken for a fortune.

Five hundred Roman crowns are three thousand lire , and three thousand lire are a fortune for two poor orphans who are going to be married.

If you get a prudent, health wife, your industry in your profession, with her good economy, will be a fortune sufficient .

John came into a fortune when his father died.

A king had his crier announce in the town squares that whoever found his missing daughter would be rewarded with a fortune.

He was extravagant and wasteful after he made a fortune.

Call a meeting with her and offer her a fortune to go.

Bob came into a fortune when his rich aunt died.

It expected to make a fortune in the long run but it was destroyed in short order.

Farouk Shami is an immigrant from Palestine who came to the United States with nothing and has made a fortune in hair-care products.

Tom came into a fortune when his uncle died.

She came into a fortune when her uncle died.

Before he went into politics, Mr Thaksin made a fortune in telecommunications.

He wishes one day he could marry a fortune that can help him in his career.

One of the legends tells about that he acquired a fortune when his parents died while he was still in his teens.

He made a fortune on the stock exchange by selling short.

For a fortune he'd quit, but it's hard to admit how it ends and begins. On his face is a map of the world (a map of the world).

Kabul, Afghanistan: A fortune teller listens to a woman as another awaits her turn. Fortune telling was banned under the Taliban regime.

He inherited a fortune and ran through it in a year.

Working in American industry and making smart investments, he had already made a fortune before the age of 30.

He made a fortune in doing property business.

Although the Disneyland internship with professional practice is, but I think of my personal experience is a fortune.

It cost me a fortune to have it repair, and now I just have to start over!

Another example would be those corrupted officials who fear losing any opportunity to make a fortune yet forgetting their own advantages.

If your dream was big enough and you had the guts to follow it, there was truly a fortune to be made.

Following the financial crisis, efforts are afoot to make it harder for bad bosses to walk away with a fortune.

Without spending a fortune every time, think of how a simple event or a special occasion will be remembered by the child.

Mr White made a fortune speculating in electricity shares, and lost almost all of it in cocoa futures.

He made a fortune selling property in Spain.

If you invest in the stock of this company, you could lose everything or make a fortune.

Young man, remember if you know what people need you have gotten more knowledge of a fortune than any amount of capital can give you.

He made a fortune by discovering a good mine.

Having made a fortune from Apple's initial success, Mr Jobs expected to sell "zillions" of his new machines.

He made a fortune by the stock market.

He made a fortune in the gold fields of South Africa.

A fortune-teller flimflammed her out of her savings.

It used to be that marketing to the masses cost a fortune, or sometimes, two fortunes.

A spokesman for the project said state-of-the-art technology, materials and design would save a fortune on heating and cooling.

They say she married him because his father left him a fortune. That's a lie. She would have married him no matter who left him a fortune.

eg: They have amassed a fortune in just a few years.

Amassing a fortune is at odds with ascension; it creates more attachment and ascension requires releasing attachment.

Your money could bulk up to a fortune if you save everything you can.

Scott lost a lot of money as well, and then remade a fortune to pay off his debts.

Carr, the first person to put chalk on his cue tip, made a fortune peddling his magic "twisting chalk" around France in the 1820s.

I'm not as good a fortune-teller as you are, but I believe we will be a perfect pair.

A graphologist should be given this information beforehand. Handwriting analysis is not a fortune-telling tool.

Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty-four billion dollars.

He believed that a wildly rich uncle in South America was going to leave him a fortune.

It cost me a fortune just to take a taxi from the airport into the downtown.

What's more, her dream to make a fortune may be ended here. It may turn to a nightmare.

Susan Yee didn't find cosmetics for Asians in the U. S. , So she developed her own and made a fortune .

King Kamehameha I was a smart ruler who amassed a fortune and made Hawaii a desirable prize for foreign explorers.

He made a fortune by selling houses.

My college tuition is going to cost me a fortune.

The fact that they eventually lose and still have to pay a fortune is just too delicious.

Being honest, you 'll make a fortune out of it.

The answer to these questions, as you'll soon learn, will be worth a fortune to on-point investors.

His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was a financier and wheeler- dealer who made a fortune in investing, banking and liquor .

A normal player is a normal player. You cannot pay a fortune, so if it is like that, we go with the players we have.

He made a fortune on the stock market.

The year 1777 saw the appearance of his masterpiece The School for Scandal, which brought him quite a fortune.

It's a fortune to meet you and make friends with you. Your nice smile, pretty is forgettable.

There was the prospect of too good a fortune in reversion when Charles married DINA.

For years, managing a hedge fund, and making a fortune for yourself in the process, was the running dream on Wall Street.

He made a fortune on games of chance.

As everyone expected, Ted's chimerical scheme to make a fortune by raising ermines in his backyard proved a dismal failure.

Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philanthropist, made a fortune by manufacturing iron and steel protected by custom tariff.

But Korean government promised to pay a fortune if it occurs. So I keep eating.

But it leaves some farmers due to price hikes and made a fortune.

He made a fortune in real estate.

Her father, the son of a peasant, emigrated to America, made some money and returned to China where he earned a fortune printing Bibles .

As a fortune teller, I can't help but think about this.

It drives home the truth that a fortune teller is only a cheat.

This set is an excellent investment . It will be worth a fortune in a few years time .

Economic: China, socialism, so that everyone would make a fortune. The United States, capitalism, so few people get rich.

Mark Cuban, the investor who made a fortune in the first dotcom boom, has compared the current funding frenzy to a pyramid scheme.

Similarly, Big Oil and Big Coal spend a fortune to stop governments making the urgent transition to clean energy that we need.

IT COST a fortune, created long-standing grievances on both sides and annoyed the British and French.

One morning, the fox is sleeping bag and make a fortune for a dream, suddenly a knock on the door by rapid awakened!

If you're applying to a Fortune 500 company, the process as a whole may take longer than at a small business.

Firms that have already spent a fortune to protect their brands online fear that the expansion will create a huge legal quagmire.

You may try to solve the financial issues. You even may try to make a fortune. But you need't personate a glutton for work.

You could save a fortune by using an insurance policy to cover the extras demanded by rental firms at foreign airports.

Little is known about Mr. and Mrs. Li , who have, in effect, turned pig guts into a fortune .

I hope not! This camera cost me a fortune. Oh, wait a minute. I see.

At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Blinks.

When a fortune-teller look at your palm, she'll tell you how your future will be like. That's a way you place your hope on.

Yes, and we sometimes we put a coin or candy in the dumplings. The person who eats it will have good luck. Quite like a fortune cookie.

And you don't have to dish out a fortune to enjoy quality French cuisine.

China has made a fortune producing cheap products that sell for low prices around the world.

So $50, 000 might be a fortune in a small town, but a mere pittance in a big city.

Anyone who braved the maelstrom and invested in the Thai, Malaysian or Indonesian markets at the time has made a fortune since.

Make money only need skills, but make a fortune need blessings. Use money only need to pay, but make a good use of money need intelligence.

We got through a fortune while we were in New York.

The price of the vase was outrageous. It costs me a fortune.

Chan's arrest is the latest twist in a battle over a fortune that has extended for nearly two decades.

No 3 was Guo Guangchang, chairman of a manufacturing, retailing and real estate conglomerate, Fosun Group, with a fortune of $4. 85 billion.

Telephone Tips Financier J. B. Fuqua has made a fortune putting deals together over the telephone.

When all the other heirs died she backed into a fortune.

Now I keep a fortune-teller's stall on the side-walk and can scrape three or five dimes a day at best.

Now living in Germany, she's become one of the world's most in-demand circus stars and has landed herself a fortune.

They printed the works of the noted writer and made a fortune.

Mr Malone, who amassed a fortune by building and selling a cable-television empire, is more of a dealmaker than a technology visionary.

The jewels she was wearing last night must be worth a fortune .

As he colourfully predicted earlier this year: "Lowlife grave-dancers like me will make a fortune. "

I could see from first glance that he was a half-wit, but then half wits sometimes have the genius to amass a fortune.

Many companies tapped into the cheap labor of this country to make a fortune.

He made a fortune in oil.

Nowadays, parents have to shell out a fortune for their children's education.

A small frog goes to a fortune teller and asks if he is gonna meet a young girl.

Carlos Slim, the son of a Lebanese immigrant, has made a fortune estimated by Forbes at $74 billion.

He devoted himself to the replacement of wooden bridges with stronger iron ones and earned a fortune.

Making money by drug trafficking is a jailbait , you can make a fortune over night but you will end up in jail sooner or later.

The fortune-tellers of Babylon had a dream job: they got paid a fortune to listen to dreams and explain their meaning.

Friends say Huang made a fortune working on Wall Street and helping clients invest in Chinese initial public stock offerings.

Many participants here are engaged in business and trade. Doing business, one seeks to make a fortune and development.

" But when I asked her what she meant by innovative, the only example she could come up with was " being CEO of a Fortune 500.

The investor bounced back after his failure and made a fortune.

As one of the top ten beverage manufacturers in China, Robust is now a member of DANONE Group, a Fortune 500 company.

Our mission statement states that we want to become a Fortune 500 company within the next five.

Then the Beast presented the merchant with a casket containing a fortune in coin and jewels.

In a down economy, praise is a great tool for improving morale without spending a fortune.

You can be financially independent and probably make a fortune by investment.

But they are different. John married into a fortune, but Terry is a self-made man.

There are many prophets and many vying to make a fortune off of the increasing awareness of the human species.

'I've lost a fortune in stocks, and my 401(k) is falling through the floor. I feel comfortable in alpacas, ' she says.

Martin married into a fortune, but Kevin is a self-made man.

Either the top-notch talent to enjoy national treatment or thick, commuters have rice to eat, or put together, make a fortune.

He had a fortune left him when his father died, but he just threw it to the dogs.

He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.

He works in a small firm and lives on his wages. How can he make a fortune?

a fortune group is an internal corporation , currently has recycling factories and service center in china , the united states , mexico.

They think it's impossible that within a short time they would be making a fortune by speculation.

Feel free. We will have it tanned and stuffed and sell it for a fortune. A dwarf's cock has magical powers.

Turtle is making a fortune in suburban Richmond, and no one is paying attention.

Chris, a Fortune 500 executive, is known in his firm as a gifted negotiator who can break impossible deadlocks.

I decided to visit a fortune-teller called, Madam Bellinsky at a village fair.

Yet critics insist that America is wasting a fortune for an impossible technological fix.

A fortune-telling booth of new style is at a street.

The boss made a fortune by means of exploitation.

The destitute prospector who once mined a fortune in gold and, like many governments, threw it away, is a recurrent figure in literature.

People living in the country lack cultural and entertainment activities , fail to make a fortune, have less choice.

Wandering around a fairgrounds, a man enters a fortune-teller's tent for a laugh.

So you'll never lose a fortune over the long term.

Q: You've made a fortune, traveled around the world twice and apparently have a happy family, with two lovely daughters.

They have made a fortune by means of industry.

The course attendees are reportedly rich, with at least 10 having a fortune of over RMB100m.

John will come into a fortune when his father dies.

If you insist on packing everything but the kitchen sink the airline will charge us a fortune for overweight baggage.

Billy: I did all of that July during the sales, so I could save a fortune.

He inherited a fortune but died a month later; one of life's little ironies .

Now they've found oil the land must be worth a fortune.

To be a little happier is a kind of contribution and also a fortune.

Applicant delivered prepaid Chinese food, including a fortune cookie with his name and phone number.

For taking off a poverty to amass a fortune, the farmer of this region mostly planted cash crop .

The chance of making a fortune may encourage speculative whistle-blowing in the hope of winning the lottery.

Over many years I have never heard of anyone who made and kept a fortune by catching the bottom of the market.

Failure is the life of a fortune, though unable to bring you a material.

And "revelation" is not some kind of trance-like experience you might hear about from a psychic or a fortune teller.

Firstly it cost a fortune in development and putting into production, which is money that needs to be recovered.

It's better just jump into the sea, and swim inside, just follow your sense, maybe several times you have make a fortune.

Under a separate list compiled by Forbes magazine, Mr Huang was in second place with a fortune of $2. 7bn.

the spinach and mushroom version is folded like a fortune cookie.

Why would you ask your accountant who prepares tax returns for people who walk in off the street to advise you how to make a fortune?

You sound like a fortune-teller. In any case, I must send my gratitude to you.

Obviously, some brands are better than others but this does not mean you have to pay a fortune to buy quality equipment.

They do not want to have to buy a property to cater for their trips, but equally they do not want to pay a fortune on regular hotel bills.

Akzo Nobel is a Fortune Global 500 company and is listed on both the Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ stock exchanges.

Wow, look at all the scalper . . . They must be getting a fortune for their tickets.

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a FORTUNE 500 chemical company providing products, services and customer solutions throughout the world.

Making money by drug trafficking is a jailbait ; you can make a fortune over night but you will end up in jail sonner or later.

Although you'll earn a fortune, you'll spend your life enviously grinding your teeth over those who earn an even bigger one.

Intellectual sluggards are likely to make a fortune, but it is impossible for them to make achievements in the academic field.

though he would eventually inherit a fortune, he had no ready money.

We got through a fortune while we were on holiday.

Slim's net worth is $74 billion, according to Forbes, a fortune he amassed from his telecom and other business interests.

It cost me a fortune for vacation in Hongkong.

The magic in the stones. The power they hold is worth a fortune to a man like you.

I get it all done and save myself a fortune, plus the treatments are better in New York.

The answer is yes, you're about to make a fortune off us.

The woman who tops the list is in fact Lady Green, whose husband made them both a fortune in retailing.

The young man bargained on making a fortune in New York.