Word: giant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...father vs. son and love turned sour. Wrong. One author's proposal has been turned down by an astounding 18 publishers, and a couple of other writers have been shut out. Seems some properties are too hot to handle: nobody wants to be iced out of the Haft's giant Crown bookstore chain -- or to get on their hefty list of those being sued...
...practice their singing is a cool, calm respite from the political strife that dominates the movie, and its diffused, early-morning lighting and wide stretches of green lilypads give it an almost dream-like quality. When Dieyi succumbs to opium addiction later in the film, Kaige focuses on a giant fish bowl to convey his trapped, drugged state, out of which he is forced by the will of Xiaolou...
...opponents in the 1992 contest, less isolated from "real" America, recognized that the ideology of free trade was losing its appeal. Ross Perot won over Reagan and McGovern Democrats alike with his stalwart opposition to the "giant sucking sound." Bill Clinton couldn't be so negative because of his heavy dependence on corporate dollars for the campaign, but he waffled enough to avoid any major damage with the voters...
...course, this logic crumbles if Perot actually wins the debate. Poor preparation didn't prevent Perot from creaming the wonked-out Clinton and Bush in their debates last year. With two cute phrases--"I'm all ears" and the NAFTA-related "giant sucking sound"--Perot came back from the dead as a serious contender for 1600 Pennsylvania...
...largest public offering of an American company, insurance giant Allstate raised $2.1 billion in June, selling 79 million shares at $27 each. Allstate, which jumped as high as $33 a share, is now trading around $31. Iwerks Entertainment, a Burbank, California, start-up that produces specialty theaters for 3-D movies, sold $100 million worth of stock last month. Issued at $18 a share, Iwerks soared 15.5 points on its first day of trading. It closed at $34.50 last week. Other high-flying IPOs include General Nutrition Companies, a chain of health-food stores whose stock has soared 228% since...