Word: grosse
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...studios also like movies that earn their money back quickly with a big gross on the opening weekend. And what group stokes those grosses? Young guys who, having nothing better to do with their Friday and Saturday nights, line up to be the first in their school to see a highly hyped action drama. It's the true revenge of the nerds. "The Ninja Turtles audience shows up," says Obst. "The women's audience doesn't -- not in bulk. And you need that bulk business for a picture to be widely released." In industry lingo, hit films can be classified...
...plan to transform the nation's health-care system is emerging as the most challenging and far-reaching domestic initiative of Bill Clinton's presidency. Selling Congress, much less the American people, on a complete overhaul of an $800 billion-a-year industry that represents one-seventh of the gross domestic product makes selling a controversial budget plan look easy. "Of all the decisions he has made," said one adviser, "doing health care involves the highest risk and is most indicative of his desire for change...
...editorial of February 23 criticized and demeaned those students who were working to modify the Library Committee's proposal to move the Government Documents division to the first floor of Lamont Library. While the editorial demonstrated the editorial staff's willingness to rush to judgement, it also highlighted a gross lack of research or objectivity that raises serious questions about The Crimson's journalistic integrity...
More than a month later, Zaheer R. Ali '94, president of the Black Students Association, wrote a letter to The Crimson, calling our failure to adequately challenge Mansfield's views a "gross oversight." The letter, which was also sent to Harvard administrators, also faulted faculty and administrators for not responding to Mansfield...
...Crimson demonstrates questionable journalistic skills. Reporter Judith Dutton failed to question Mansfield, requesting evidence for his allegations, and failed to seek any response from a more authoritative source from within the administration. As a result, Mansfield's statement is allowed to stand as the statement on the issue. This gross oversight is a reflection of the problems of the yet-to-be-diversified Crimson group, which has in the past come under attack for its biased reporting against students of color...