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Davos

/ ˈdævɒs /

noun

  1. a mountain resort in Switzerland: winter sports, site of the Parsenn ski run. Pop: 11 417 (2000). Height: about 1560 m (5118 ft) Romansch nameTarau


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Andrew still plans to fly to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum on January 21, representing the British government.

“This is a time bomb which preoccupies us most,” he told a panel at Davos.

As sometime Davos attendee Bill Clinton once said, “Explanation is eloquence.”

I moderated a Davos panel with several Arab officials, including Egyptian Minister of Finance Ahmed Galal.

The conventional wisdom around Davos is that they are, if not the has-beens, then at least the disappointment of the decade.

For God's sake write and persuade him to go to Davos at once—and picture the delights of a pretty and devoted nurse.

"I had no idea Davos was so gay," said Mrs. Avory, raising her light gentle eyes to the young man's face.

Sometimes holiday-makers and sport-lovers came up to Davos for a fortnight or a month, especially in the winter.

It was one of those mornings at Davos which seemed made out of fragrance and crystal.

Winn had a feeling that he ought to keep away from her, but Davos was an inconvenient place for keeping away.

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