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  • Less than a week after the Banon case ended, DSK found himself enmeshed in what the French press calls l'affaire du Carlton de Lille .

    DSK's Fall From French Grace Matthew Kaminski 2011

  • Souleiado = a maker of Provençal fabrics, clothing, and linens en soie = in silk fera l'affaire = will fit the bill voilà = presto noeud papillon = bow tie une cravate = tie une agrafeuse = a stapler une petite fera l'affaire = a small one will do it le pantalon = pants

    Mode 2010

  • One of the open questions about l'affaire Kerviel is whether he acted alone.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The French Connection: That Jailed Banker Raises US Issues RJ 2010

  • Amid the still unanswered questions about Meg Whitman and l'affaire Nicky is why neither eMeg nor her husband, Griff Harsh, ever signed the employment eligibility document for their former housekeeper, as required by law.

    Phil Trounstine: Why Didn't eMeg Sign Nicky's Work Documents? Phil Trounstine 2010

  • One of the open questions about l'affaire Kerviel is whether he acted alone.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The French Connection: That Jailed Banker Raises US Issues RJ 2010

  • We areon our way to a wedding ... will this dress fera l'affaire?

    French Word-A-Day: 2010

  • As Renault faces up to what is likely to be an embarrassing conclusion to its highly touted l'affaire d'espionnage , one scenario being discussed by the firm's board is for Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pélata to tender his resignation, the people familiar with the matter said.

    Renault to Yield in l'Affaire d'Espionnage David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • We areon our way to a wedding ... will this dress fera l'affaire?

    Mode 2010

  • Souleiado = a maker of Provençal fabrics, clothing, and linens en soie = in silk fera l'affaire = will fit the bill voilà = presto noeud papillon = bow tie une cravate = tie une agrafeuse = a stapler une petite fera l'affaire = a small one will do it le pantalon = pants

    French Word-A-Day: 2010

  • One of the open questions about l'affaire Kerviel is whether he acted alone.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: The French Connection: That Jailed Banker Raises US Issues RJ 2010

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