Word: paces
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...year, retail giant Tower Record sclosed its stores and in June the U.K. music chain Fopp shut up shop. Meanwhile, record labels are looking for solutions in mergers and takeovers - any day now, British firm EMI could be bought out by investment group Terra Firma. Says McNicholas: "With the pace of change, you just have to be very quick on your feet and rework your business model every six months - that's the challenge...
...Down the line, Einstein believes his team's conclusions will boost cardiac diagnostic technology and prompt major manufacturers to improve it. "This is an impetus toward accelerating the pace of research in cardiac CT scans so as to reduce the dose to patients," says Einstein...
...film opens with a lightning fast exposition, compressing the first 58 pages of the book into what could hardly be more than five minutes of screen time. Yates soon relaxes his pace, but not once does he allow a bit of slack. His cuts are broad, but his work is seamless, and for once, a “Harry Potter” film feels neither rushed nor uneven...
...only one other feature-length film amid a slew of short films and movies for television. Not only does Yates put his own stylish stamp on the franchise—so intricate and personal the story seems to blossom rather than unreel—he shows more control over pace and rhythm than anyone of his more experienced predecessors...
...encouraging IPOs, the government is also trying to manage a troublesome side effect of the country's rapid economic development. China's citizens have few investment options. Interest rates on savings deposits don't even keep pace with inflation. So many have dumped their growing savings into real estate, resulting in speculative property bubbles in major cities that have driven house prices beyond the reach of average people. The fact that property prices in places have declined while stock prices have soared is not an outcome that displeases the government. "If the new listings diverted some savings that were otherwise...