Word: mammoth
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...perhaps, of the Motion Picture Academy members; a Pixar film has taken the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in four of the past six years. (And in one of the two years it didn't win, it didn't release a film.) Pixar movies are not, however, the mammoth generators of box-office revenue that they used to be. The 2003 Finding Nemo earned $867 million worldwide - still tops for a Pixar feature - on a reported $94 million budget. WALL-E, which cost about twice as much to make, took in about 40% less. In worldwide ticket sales...
...frightful Battle of Paris that many observers expected has been averted - at least for now. In unveiling mammoth plans to modernize and reorganize France's capital and its surrounding suburbs, French President Nicolas Sarkozy set a flexible, all-inclusive tone. That was in stark contrast to his earlier comments (and habitual leadership style), which suggested that the creation of Greater Paris would be done...
Still, the commitment to tackle a global problem is an impressive, mammoth feat. This never happened during the Great Depression...
...early swinging strikeout left fans wondering if Stack-Babich would ever find the groove to makes him a force in the batter’s box, but the right-fielder dispelled concerns by blasting two hits against the Crusaders, including a mammoth two-run shot over the centerfield fence. Holy Cross pitchers also hit the slugger twice, allowing Stack to reach base in four of his five plate appearences...
...Some economists believe that these problems will drive the nation into a decade of economic stagnation, while others would like to see the boil lanced no matter how painful it may be. The second group wants to see the unimaginable after effects of years of leverage taken as one mammoth typhoon, hoping that it will only last a few quarters, blow itself out, and allow the resulting low cost of labor and commodities to bring the economy back...