Word: barriere
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...surprises remain at the end, including a new enemy or two, which are mildly unexpected, though mired in pitiful dialogue and unintentionally comical scenes. Certainly Cohen was not aiming for greatness, but he couldn’t even break the summer action sound barrier. A few careers are in danger of crash landing along with “Stealth”; we’ll have to wait and see if someone makes it out alive...
...year that Newton's laws were repealed on Wall Street. What went up never came down--at least not for long. After starting 1985 at 1211.57, the Dow Jones industrial average broke the 1300 barrier in May, smashed 1400 in November and surged to a peak of 1553.10 on Dec. 16 before settling at 1543.00 at the end of last week. The advance was fueled by the billion-dollar money managers who handle the investments of pension funds, insurance companies and bank trust departments. By the end of the year, even the most cautious of these institutional investors were under...
...sonic limitations of the Mapleson cylinders, they are shot through with this authentic spirit. Paradoxically, their very primitiveness forces modern listeners through the sound barrier, to reach the heart of the music beneath. It is a region that deserves more frequent visits. --By Michael Walsh
CINEMA: Women movie directors break a barrier and make some hits...
...Killer Bee Barrier. $1 million was approved to prevent so-called African killer bees from continuing their migration north from Central America. The swarm is expected to reach the U.S.-Mexican border by 1991 and launch its assault on the domestic bee population. The money will be used to set up biological barriers to trap and kill them...