Word: framework
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...software business gets bigger, the cost of admission is going up. Lotus Development set new industry standards by spending $6 million on the development and advertising of 1-2-3. Last month Ashton-Tate announced Framework, a new business program, and the company figures its introduction will cost $10 million. "The investment in marketing is ratcheting up higher and higher," says Julian Lange, president of Software Arts. "It's become difficult for two guys in an attic to launch a product like VisiCalc...
...proceed with care. Nevertheless, strong signals were needed. A new President has perhaps 18 months to put the framework and substance of his foreign policy into place. After that, he will be shackled by his critics and distracted by the exigencies of the next election...
These tactics are not illegal; in fact, within the framework of legal proceedings they are not unusual. Similar attempts to discredit the prosecution are prevalent in other types of criminal trials...
Admittedly the long line of classics the film finds itself up against pose a tough challenge to all involved. While undeniably classic "period" films have been made since Casablanca and Gone With the Wind, such classics are difficult to rival while remaining within the classic war story framework. Moreover, some of the film's predictability is simply a product of historical circumstances. No war film can avoid including film-reels and airraid practices, for example, and it is hard to fault the director for the limited number of responses the circumstance of war creates (Can you imagine a mother rejoicing...
...cliches it ironically prides itself on. Much of the film's failure lies in its attempt to rival its predecessors through imitation. Instead of presenting us with complex, provocative characters who demonstrate a degree of multi-dimensionality, most of the movie seems to be little more than the framework of an American fairy tale...