Word: formula
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That's the chemical formula for water. It is also what this team plays...
Whether the trial will have any impact on the Waldheim case is unclear. But it is sure to fuel concerns about TV's growing penchant for inserting itself into news events. "This is a formula that needs to be treated with the greatest care," admits Producer Saltman. If the Waldheim show is a hit, however, it is a formula that will almost certainly be repeated...
Eisner is no doubt the best-paid grounds keeper in America. Last year he earned a bonus of nearly $6 million on top of his $750,000 salary, based on a formula that takes into account the company's profits. Besides that, Eisner and Wells hold 3.84 million shares of stock and stock options that were given to them as an incentive when they came aboard the struggling company. If they exercised all their options and sold the shares at the current price of 56, they would net $160 million between them...
Walt Disney's successors were terrified of tampering with what had been a winning formula. When contemplating new ideas, they constantly wondered aloud, "What would Walt have done?" During the 1970s, Disney's top executives allowed the creative side of the company to wither while they focused their attention on real estate development, which seemed a surer bet. This outraged the largest individual stockholder, the late Roy Disney's son, also named Roy, who owned 3% of the company. "I remember thinking that if that pattern went on much longer, the company would become a museum in honor of Walt...
...subscribe to the land-for-peace formula...