Word: retains
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...advantages of doing business this way, without a single author. By rotating writers, Scholastic can put out 39 Clues novels at Gatling-gun speeds: there will be a total of 10, a new one appearing every three or four months. Another advantage is that it allows Scholastic to retain ownership and control of the intellectual property they're selling. Harry Potter quickly made J.K. Rowling one of the richest women in the world. But Amy and Dan are company property. In the post-Potter world, publishers realize there's too much money at stake to risk letting a mere author...
...potential for natural taste is also the least appreciated. In the West, distillers filter the hooch heavily to create a neutral liquor that adds an undetectable kick to your Moscow mule or bloody Mary. But in vodka's homelands, Poland and Russia, distillers follow a different philosophy. Their brews retain the character of the original ingredients, which can include anything organic and fermentable, from potatoes to grain to beets. And although these artisan vodkas are best drunk neat and chilled, some connoisseurs suggest sampling the spirit in a wine glass at room temperature. This allows the vodka to aerate...
...home to teen shows like Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill, is looking to 90210 to broaden its base. The creators have tried to retain enough of the successful old formula - relatable, good-looking Midwesterners making their way among dysfunctional, great-looking Southern Californians - and add enough of the new to win over multiple generations. "We wanted the show to be accessible for viewers who are fans of the original show or for a parent to sit down and watch the show with their kids," says CW president Dawn Ostroff...
...Although the 16-to-27-year-old women have grown up in an isolated environment where the -isms of Western art were largely unknown or unaccepted, their work bears traces of impressionism, abstract geometry, abstract expressionism and even surrealism. Yet "the paintings retain their uniqueness through the freedom of choice of their creators, who learned different styles of painting and developed them," says Hamid Naweed, an art professor at Kabul University. "So the individual, original idea remains...
...Prime Minister. But al-Maliki appears to be pressing for more on the question of whether U.S. troops remaining in Iraq would enjoy the same immunity from prosecution that they have in other host countries. Also, it remains uncertain under the new agreement whether U.S. forces would retain the right to arrest and detain Iraqi nationals...