1.   American businessmen were surprised that their French colleagues wanted to shake hands each morning, a formal sign of politeness in the US.

2.   An American businessman stepped in at the last minute to rescue the company.

3.   The Wall Street Crash was disastrous for many American businessmen.

4.   Some American businessmen wondered if the United States was not doing more harm than good by underwriting the domestic policies of the Labour government.

5.   Bernard Baruch asserted that American aid should have been channelled through American businessmen to their European counterparts, so low was his opinion of the economic policies of governments.

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7.   American businessmen are allowed to visit North Korea and pay for their hotel, food and transportation.

8.   American businessmen supported Soviet Jews and evangelicals when no big trade deals were at risk.

9.   American businessmen are finding that the Indian bureaucracy, though gradually releasing its tight grip on the economy, wields wide powers, compounding inefficiencies from decades of socialism.

10.   American businessmen in Russia say that the investment climate in Russia has improved over the last four months.