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...only 30% of the value. Hence the need to milk more money out of disposable razor users. No one knows if the three-blade gimmick will work, or whether the competition will be as fierce as in the mid-1970s, when Bic first introduced disposables, sparking a huge catch-up effort by Gillette and some bitter lawsuits. But Bruno Bich, Bic's chairman and chief executive, promises: "It's going to be a good fight." Round 1 will be price. Gillette is pricing its version at about ?1.50 apiece, slightly higher than Schick (known in some parts of Europe...
Like the Radcliffe eight, the four stumbled off the line and was forced to play catch-up for the entire Grand Finals. Although Princeton’s A boat was far in front, the team again put on a strong sprint, passing the Tigers’ B boat and nearly catching third-place finisher...
Minutes spent, on average, by freshman year entryway-mates in awkward catch-up exchanges...
Yesterday’s game was far different from last year’s NCAA Regional, which Maine won 4-3 in overtime. Harvard (9-4-1, 9-2-0 ECAC) jumped out in front in that contest, forcing Maine to play catch-up for half the game. This time, sloppy play and penalties put the Crimson in a huge hole early...
...know that New Line [the studio releasing the films] would have preferred us to have a little catch-up," says the director, sitting in an office in Wellington, New Zealand, speaking in a cheerful Kiwi accent and peering from behind a mop of curls and plate-size wire-rim glasses. "But I think that's a very TV kind of device. I figured the amount of people going to see Two Towers without seeing Fellowship would be fairly minute. If you can't at least spend $3 or $4 to rent it before you see Two Towers, there...