Word: partnering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...criminal operations have led to the indictment of an 85-year-old man with a reputation for rectitude and a distinguished five-decade career. New York State and federal authorities have charged Clark Clifford, the patrician lawyer who has counseled every Democratic U.S. President since Harry Truman, and his partner-protege, Robert Altman, with conspiracy to defraud by helping B.C.C.I. secretly buy and control two large U.S. banks. In a parallel move, the Federal Reserve announced that it has started a civil action against the pair. Clifford faces up to nine years and Altman up to 31 years in prison...
What empire? Diana is the dominant partner in what is left of the marriage. In avoiding her, Charles has to a degree withdrawn from his sons. The boys palpably adore their mother, who lavishes time and affection on them. Was the Morton book not the impetuous blowout it seems to be but a prelude to divorce? In her more florid moments, Diana has said she may never be Queen. (A current story around London is that if Elizabeth II lives another 20 years, Charles may stand aside in favor of William.) But Diana has reportedly told the Queen she would...
...better be good, because in most mosquito species that have been studied it's strictly a one-night stand. The female has no further need of her partner or any other male for the rest of her life. She stores the sperm from her sole encounter in special sacs, fertilizing her own eggs every time she lays a batch, whether that is once or a dozen times...
...TripleCast, as NBC dubbed it, was as famous as any of the U.S. athletes. Network promos for the pay-TV package began running months before the Games began. Early reports of slow sales inspired a torrent of press stories that a financial disaster was looming for NBC and its partner in the venture, Cablevision. David Letterman started making jokes...
Industry analysts had several explanations for the TripleCast flop. NBC and its cable partner had projected that 5% of the potential pay-per-view audience would sign up -- an unrealistically high buy rate achieved only by major boxing and wrestling events that cost much less and can be seen nowhere else. The $125 price tag was apparently too rich for viewers, especially since the live coverage airs mostly during working hours and is repeated on free TV in the evenings. Nor did NBC make an effort to lure viewers with more limited, less expensive packages geared for fans of specific...