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Word: bigger (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with Monty Python to be truculent and never truckle, had earlier fought Universal Pictures when it was reluctant to release his film Brazil -- a masterpiece at a mere $15 million. This time he would run up a higher tab -- say, $17 million to $20 million over budget -- and into bigger trouble. David Puttnam, Munchausen's Hollywood sponsor, soon departed as boss of Columbia. Film Finances Inc., which stepped in to supervise the picture, threatened to fire Gilliam if he didn't scale back on the spiraling costs. A producer sued Columbia, claiming that five years ago it agreed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Lying with A Straight Face | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

February 6: The third period lasts forever, but Harvard's smallest hockey player is bigger than life as the Crimson breaks a seven-year 'Pot jinx with a 5-4 triumph over...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From the Elis to the Engineers | 3/11/1989 | See Source »

...Lane's forte is his skating," Crocker said. "He is an excellent skater and a bigger player than we thought. He is also stronger for having gone through the Olympic program...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: The Options of Turning Pro | 3/11/1989 | See Source »

...tough to predict how well a player will do when he's still in high school," Weisbrod said. "It's hard to tell, so teams are more liable to draft the bigger guys higher...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: The Options of Turning Pro | 3/11/1989 | See Source »

February 6: The third period lasts forever, but Harvard's smallest hockey player is bigger than life as the Crimson breaks a seven-year 'Pot jinx with a 5-4 triumph over...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From the Elis to the Engineers | 3/10/1989 | See Source »

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