So organ trade is mostly illegal and underground, greased along by daisy chains of brokers.
"She's probably looking forward to all the greased-up men with six-packs and little shorts, " he said.
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Taipei's stock index hit a 20-month low , the slide greased by two financial scandals.
Knowing all this, competent practitioners of statecraft don't allow a vote on a bill until it's greased.
He also hinted that accommodative Fed monetary policy is still needed to keep the U.S. economic wheels greased.
Her hair was parted, plaited, and greased close to the skull, and she had a flat and quiet face.
Then again, the men might be spending more time with their constituents (good) or being greased by lobbyists (bad).
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With the Wimbledon grass not as greased-lightning as it used to be, clay-court specialists are tending to perform better here.
Mr Rebelo's election, greased by offers of pork and patronage, suggests that the government has regained some clout in Congress.
Gray crisply tracks the lives of the six undergrads up and down (mostly down) the greased pole of literary life.
Getting an imported container out of customs takes weeks or months, unless the process is greased with money or influence.
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The aid package was greased for passage before the last Congress adjourned and the new one came in on Jan. 3.
However, it is clear that the likes of Yahoo (YHOO), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) greased the skids for the tech-heavy NASDAQ.
He had noticed that, when a heavy train passes over, a well-greased switch rail has some play, as if swimming in the grease.
The turn of the 20th century was the dawn of a new, greased-lightening manufacturing age, the era of Ford Motor 's assembly line.
At the border of Tanzania and Kenya lorries are kept waiting for a week or more if the right palms are not greased.
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Several songs from the film - You're The One That I Want, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Summer Nights and Greased Lightnin', became chart hits.
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Once a business has jumped through the necessary hoops and greased all the right palms, at least then cooperation from the government is assured, right?
Mr Berni said he believes the guns belonged to somebody who "knew what they were doing" as they were all greased and "beautifully wrapped up".
In the early days of speed-cubing the 1980s pioneers first pried open cubes, sanded corners and greased joints with globs of petroleum jelly to allow faster, smoother moves.
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O'Brien hotly denies he did so and says that at Digicel--incredibly given the countries it's doing business in--he's never been asked for a bribe, much less greased any palms.
There the skins are soaked in a chemical bath to soften the leather, and the fur is greased and "finished"--meaning, bleached, dyed or toned, depending on use and fashion trends.
But until now, Americans missed out on the gin that fueled the incredibly powerful British Navy and in turn, greased the wheels of the largest empire the world has ever seen.
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Debt is projected to top 120% of GDP within the decade, greased higher by a fake debt limit which should be repealed and replaced and an eerie absence of any cabinet meetings to control spending.
Instead, be glad for the look back at a technology that arguably greased the wheels of the PC era, even if it sometimes led to getting more disks than you could ever use.
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The turn of the 20th century was the dawn of a new, greased-lightening manufacturing age, the era of Ford Motor 's (nyse: F - news - people ) assembly line.
At precisely 1100 local time a large greased pole with a ham attached to the end of it is hoisted into the air, and there is a mad scramble as people struggle against each other to pull it down.
One of his earliest challenges at Trikona, he says, was to educate the market on how a deal is done when shareholders are peering over your shoulders, forcing you to make sure everything is done aboveboard and no palms are greased.
The British army's introduction in 1857 of rifle cartridges believed to be greased with a mixture of beef and pork fat defiling substances to Hindus and Muslims sparked thousands of discontented Indian soldiers to rise up against British rule.
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