Rainmaking

You might think a seminar on "rainmaking" will improve your firm's bottom line. ❋ Unknown (2008)

How many GS-14 equivalent in big law (non rainmaking junior partners/service partners) retires without nest egg of that size or larger? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, the insights into La Eme and the science of rainmaking as well as the inevitable confrontation between the two principals show why Parker ranks as one of the top contemporary suspense writers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But financing remains a powerful lure, and while there may always be a role for the rainmaking CEO-level banker, a degree of commoditization has infiltrated the dealmaking process. ❋ Robert Teitelman (2011)

Another company, Altela Inc., based in Albuquerque, N.M., earned a spot on Artemis Project's 2011 list of the 50 most innovative water-technology companies in the U.S. Its technology mimics rainmaking. ❋ Yuliya Chernova (2011)

The Microsoft lawsuit ended in a consent decree of little real moment, but it also had marvelous rainmaking effects for the antitrust bar. ❋ Jr. Holman W. Jenkins (2011)

Not all lawyers relished the concept of networking, but the general school of thought was that it was a necessary part of doing business, and staying cooped up in an office day in and day out was counterproductive to rainmaking. ❋ Unknown (2008)

First, there is the inertia factor; these companies remain quite wealthy, thanks to decades of solid rainmaking. ❋ Frederic Filloux (2010)

According to Warren, except for a little rainmaking and a little estate work for his oldest clients, Ellis Brobauer had more or less retired from the law firm that bore his name. ❋ Jonathan Nasaw (2010)

Topics include influences on climate (such as the greenhouse effect and aerosols), models of climate change, climate modification schemes (such as rainmaking), and social relationships and climate changes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From the ancient, mystical ideas of some Asian cultures to the modern, scientifically-based techniques of today, many rainmaking theories have intervened. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Gansu, the rainmaking season ran from March 1 to the end of October. ❋ Jonathan Watts (2010)

Similar to Kaguru, rainmaking in Gogo regions was highly guarded because of the power it embodied. ❋ Unknown (2008)

However, we do know that * - tambiko have been a main feature of successful rainmaking practices. ❋ Unknown (2008)

With the exception of certain localized types of weather modification, such as hail suppression, rainmaking (or rain prevention), it seems, still has a long way to go before becoming a reliable, controllable, and scientifically sound large-scale weather changer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even though we suspect rainmaking and the institutional care given to matters of rain likely have deep roots because of its prevalence, there is as yet no reconstructed lexical data to determine its antiquity. ❋ Unknown (2008)