Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Traditionally frugal in its approach, the University is now beginning to invest in you. Don't look for big changes immediately, but appreciate the shift in attitude. Administrators are saving less for a rainy day and giving more back to current students...
...bill has broad support. It sailed through the House in July. President Clinton has said he will sign it. That support is fraying in Washington, however, as more people begin to realize that the bill's big ambitions could create unintended results...
...Panama for a presidential inauguration when the U.S. marshals marched into FBI headquarters, and instantaneous leaks of the foray were regarded as her camp's first big p.r. move against Freeh since the debacle erupted two weeks ago. He had started his own damage control early, making public the memos that confirmed the use of hot grenades, naming 40 agents to gather the facts and proposing that a reputable outsider head the new investigation. The extremely deliberate Reno would accede to all that later but seemed to be plodding two steps behind the nimbler FBI director. It wasn...
...Black Tank the man called four other rebels to guard us. A lot of rebels were hiding in the bushes and around the houses. They had a big fire going near the verandah of the house. They ambushed the people who came past and pushed them into the fire, pointing their guns. They made them lie down in the fire. I saw it happen to five people. Three of them died in the fire, and two managed to get up and walk away, but they were badly burned, so maybe they died later--I don't know...
...popcorn, each snazzy new location, complete with stadium seating (for unobstructed views) and ear-shattering digital sound, costs in the range of $15 million to $25 million. Moreover, theaters still retain only 50% of ticket revenues, handing the rest over to the studios and relying on concessions for the big bucks. Add to that the fiscal drain of shutting down "older" multiplexes (relics around for a decade), and it's no wonder that the bottom lines of leaders like AMC, Loews Cineplex and Carmike are getting bad reviews. "It's going to be ugly," says analyst David Londoner at Schroder...