Word: paramount
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...proposed cuts in the arts budget mirror other Reagan recommendations, and the reaction of those affected has been typically loud, though of dubious value. Art may not seem of paramount importance to the average American, especially as he watches the Social Security system go under. And that is what makes these cuts all the more serious, those affected say. Rather than try to instill a sense of culture as a factor in education, the cuts reduce the arts once again to a secondary position. The outcome of this battle will be instructive. Our government is reducing the bread it provides...
...understand the principles." Professors also admit that the issue seemed to befuddle many of their colleagues when it was discussed at a full Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting in late October. And because the Ptashne case and not technology transfer--which affects more than scientific research--seemed paramount, non-scientists were not particularly excited about the discussion. "My colleagues in the natural sciences, I think they were interested in it. Others in the humanities thought, 'Well, this is for the scientists,'" Solbrig says. Atkinson also recalls an air of suspicion among Faculty members because the memo never once refers...
...will be undoing any damage the Ptashne case might have effected and educating the University community as well as industry on feasible modes of technology transfer. Everyone has agreed upon the need for preservation of academic values during the implementation of any new system, but Atkinson stresses an equally paramount lesson from the Ptashne situation: "Everyone has to remember not to get intoxicated by the money...
After two years here and a season and a half of ART plays at the Loeb Drama Center, it would be surprising if Brustein didn't feel like toning down his enthusiasm a bit. The ART has had its successes--paramount among them, the twin achievement of introducing a high-quality non-commercial repertory theater to a city that badly needed it, and creating undergraduate theater courses in a University that has shunned them in the past. In both cases, the success and failure of individual productions and courses matters less than the survival and growth of the company...
...time in a generation, MGM is the busiest studio in Hollywood. Last year Kerkorian brought in David Begelman, the controversial but successful former head of Columbia, to run the movie operation. So far this year, MGM has started eight films, compared with a total of 15 for Columbia, Disney, Paramount and Fox combined. Begelman has also announced that he will be developing 51 films. These include Tarzan, the Ape Man starring Bo Derek, John Steinbeck's Cannery Row with Nick Nolle, and American Rhapsody with Punk Rocker Deborah Harry...