Word: avidity
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...before Diller can make policy, he must make the deal. He must help sell it to the boards and shareholders of both companies, and help keep it from enticing other companies avid for a big buy. Diller may even have to convince himself that Tisch -- a proud man, stung by accusations that he is a timid blunderer in the high-speed world of entertainment commerce -- is not using the Diller name to entice a corporate behemoth with a fatter wallet...
Eventually the side effects, which are poorly understood, proved too much. An avid reader, Benny found he could not scan a book for more than five minutes without a blinding headache. The pain in his joints often kept him from playing with friends. Last year, after thinking about it all summer, he decided to cut back on his dosage. His mother and the rest of his family protested, but by October Benny had stopped taking any medicine at all. And for half a year he lived what he has called "the best months of my life...
Under Snyder, Simon & Schuster became almost as avid as a Hollywood studio in its pursuit of hot properties and star writers. Among the authors it rewarded with big advances were Jackie Collins, Mary Higgins Clark, Kitty Kelley, Bob Woodward, Rush Limbaugh and Ronald Reagan, who was reportedly paid $7 million for his memoirs. For class, Simon & Schuster plucked Philip Roth away from his prestige publisher, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Although only about 10% of Simon & Schuster's revenues come from trade publishing, that is where the glitz lies. Says top literary agent Morton Janklow: "Trade publishing is like couture in fashion...
...were aware that the tournament would be held in the U.S. this summer. As for professional soccer in America, does anyone out there remember the Cosmos? Americans are not completely indifferent to the game, however. Fourteen million children and young people play the sport, and their parents are often avid spectators...
Most classes were canceled during that monthand student strikes blocked avid learners fromentering the few classes that were still beingheld...