Word: conquere
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...make a Romanian omelet? First, steal two eggs." Glass's programs sound as if their creator began by stealing a microphone. He finds--uncovers--drama and humor in the most pedestrian of places. O thou woods colt of Lord Buckley, out of Diane Arbus. Go thou and conquer...
...ages, Spielberg was dismissed as the original toy boy of films--a movie machine, a thrill technician. At 53, he has finally won his share of Oscars. But he still wants to prove that his heart beats, not ticks. Even more, Spielberg needs to show that he can conquer daunting odds; so he runs with a project that a most assured and intimidating director couldn't quite bring himself to film. One might call this an act of devotion. Or possibly hubris...
Some business deals fit the times so perfectly they help to define their eras. The world woke up to Japan's intention to conquer the global economy when a Japanese company purchased Rockefeller Center in 1989. Internet upstart AOL signaled the rise of digital by buying last century's media giant, Time Warner, owner of this magazine. China and Taiwan now have their epochal deal, signed by scions of wealth and privilege from either side of the Taiwan Strait. Winston Wong, the estranged son of Taiwan's most colorful executive, has gone into business with Jiang Mianheng, the low-profile...
...journals make their first references to "conquer play," a euphemism, prosecutors say, Obara used to describe his assaults on women. Journals between 1983 and 1995 include the names of more than 200 women, beside which Obara wrote code words, 29 of which, investigators believe, refer to drugs. Police recovered more than a dozen different varieties of drugs from Obara's homes - from sleeping pills to chloroform to human growth hormone. In his diaries, he mentions drugs frequently, at one point declaring, "I am so bored with pot, hash and LSD." But if there were any doubts about his main interest...
Will it be able to dethrone France and conquer juggernauts such as Italy, Germany, Argentina, and Brazil? Will old Jules come to the United States for the first time...