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Word: curtness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...films (all presumably good ones), you'll have to spend almost 12 hours in a movie theater over Christmas break. But if you want to watch Toy Story 2 four times - a movie that no doubt is better than any of those will be - it'll take you a curt six hours... Speaking of Toy Story 2, I'm still raving about it. The first Toy Story racked in $225 million and launched computer animation as a viable film medium - but more significantly gave us an engaging storyline (like Aladdin, it appealed to kids, teens, and adults - it raked...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SOMAN'S IN THE [K]NOW | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...even brutal. If Shemmer can't deduce what a company's Web address might be, it's history. "That's it," he says. "I might ask someone, but..." One target's Web site is unattractive and poorly designed, lacking basic information about management and investors. Shemmer sends them a curt e-mail telling them to shape up, then moves on. With practice, the culling goes quickly, Shemmer says. "There's a ton of shitty companies out there. It's like 80-20." Once he identifies a likely prospect, Shemmer places a call to the CEO for more information, then drafts...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Boys In the Bank | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

Combined with Johnson, who shattered Curt Grieve's single-season reception record set in 1981, with 21 receptions yesterday for a total of 67 catches this season, Walland and the Yale passing game dumbfounded the Crimson pass defense throughout the second-half...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Defense Stops the Run, But Walland Reigns Supreme | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Combined with Johnson, who shattered Curt Grieve's single-season reception record set in 1981, with 21 receptions yesterday for a total of 67 catches this season, Walland and the Yale passing game dumbfounded the Crimson pass defense throughout the second-half...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Yale Victimizes Secondary in Second Half | 11/21/1999 | See Source »

...CURT FLOOD He was more successful on the field than he was in court, but when outfielder Curt Flood sued baseball in 1970 to win the right to sell his services to the highest bidder, he initiated a process that would destroy the feudal structure of pro sports. Flood lost his battle; his fellow players, in time, won the war. Those who do not thank him daily in their prayers should be ashamed of themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 10 Most Influential Athletes Of The Century | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

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