Word: caution
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...person of Colin Powell, we have someone for whom the overworked cliche "piece of work" is precisely descriptive. Watching Powell consider running for President as a Republican or as an independent, or perhaps on the bottom half of the G.O.P. ticket, is to encounter a master of animated caution. He is charismatic and focused. His thoughts are ordered and formed in complete sentences--a truly dying art. His entire aspect is commanding and confident. He can appear compassionate and tough, sober and humorous in the same instant. But for all his brilliance as a performer, what Powell says...
...contained guns, grenades and a bomb. Technological glitches wreaked havoc not only in Fremont but also in Miami, where an air-traffic-control center lost power for an hour because of a lightning strike. Both sorts of delay no doubt enraged stranded passengers; but slowdowns are usually proof of caution. Says Linda Hall Daschle, the FAA deputy administrator: "In every case, priority No. 1 is the safety of the flying public. We will sacrifice efficiency for safety's sake...
...number. "A-1" is for general audience films containing no morally objectionable material (e.g. "The Lion King"). "A-2" is for adults and adolescents ("Miracle on 34th Street," "Apollo 13"). "A-3" films are suitable for adults only ("Bye, Bye Love"). "A-4" is for adults, with reservations and caution ("The Bridges of Madison County"). And the rating you've been waiting for, O, means morally offensive ("Die Hard With a Vengeance," "Exotica" and "Two Girls in Love"). Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, today responded that the current system "is for everyone: Jews, Catholics, heretics...
Wall Street whistled while it worked, gobbling up shares of both companies, and by the end of the week, their combined value topped $48 billion. Grumpy analysts who had hounded Eisner for his caution and his lack of global vision were now swooning about so neat a fit between "content" and "distribution." From Eisner's enemies came praise through clenched teeth; it would be hard to avoid doing business with the man now that he presided over so vast an empire. "If you had asked me Sunday night as I went to bed, 'Is Eisner paying $19 billion...
...contrarians caution that the major players may have the wrong idea--that someone like Malone, by striking deals with everyone, is positioning himself better than is Michael Eisner, who for better or worse will now be tethered to ABC's network. "The risk is that some dumb deals will happen just because people are feeling they'd better buy something," says Tom Adams, a media analyst based in Carmel Valley, California. "It's almost a panic out there," agrees Derek Baine, an analyst with Paul Kagan Associates. "There's going to be a lot of dealing this year.'' But will...