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Business hindered.


My wife works in the fashion/advertising industry, and uses a number of photography, modelling, and networking sites to develop and network.

Thanks to the recent website ban, her ability to do business in Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf.  has been greatly hindered.

We must have been seeing things Seeing Things may refer to:
  • Hallucinations where someone sees things that are not actually present
  • Seeing Things (poetry), a collection of poems published by Seamus Heaney in 1991.
  • Seeing Things (TV series), a Canadian television series which aired in the 1980s.
 when we first came to this country to work.

What were those incredibly annoying commercials always saying: Business friendly?

Now every time I see those advertisments, I cringe cringe  
intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es
1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower.

2. To behave in a servile way; fawn.

n.
An act or instance of cringing.
 even more.

Our short experience here has taught us that there isn't much that makes Bahrain 'business friendly.'

Perhaps we should change it to 'Business Hindered Bahrain.'

Congrats con·grats   Informal
interj.
Congratulations.

pl.n.
Congratulations: sent him my congrats. 
 on your campaign, MPs.

David in the 21st Century

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Publication:Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
Date:Feb 6, 2009
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