Hockett

[hok-it]

noun

1. Charles, 1916–2000, U.S. linguist and anthropologist.

Example Sentences

“There’s a public ritual that lawmakers feel a need to engage in to yell about ‘holding the fat cats responsible,’” said Bob Hockett, a Cornell law professor who specializes in finance.

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“The big national banks are operating in the global capital markets,” said Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell Law School and banking expert.

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Still, Hockett’s idea has some lawmakers on board.

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Robert Hockett, a financial regulation expert at Cornell University, believes it’s time to make the overarching guarantee explicit.

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Mr. Hockett and others argue that insuring all deposits could improve the banking system.

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