Word: setups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite Harvard carrying the play for most of the third period, Princeton center Jeff Halpern put in a rebound at 15:00 to give the Tigers the lead and setup Higdon's dramatic tying goal...
That's why investors believe in the unusual tax structure. How else to explain Starwood's unnatural premium in the market? Its shares trade at 64 times recent earnings--nearly triple the multiple of hotel and casino giant ITT. Starwood is growing faster. That helps. But the tax setup accounts for a good bit of the premium, and that's critical, because if the setup is ever struck down or found to be of little value, some of the premium would evaporate. Just what is this magical tax structure? Starwood is a Real Estate Investment Trust that owns hotels...
...movie, however, such considerations are merely hurdles on the way to the sight of bugs eating people. Some half-hearted references are made to the setup of this quasi-socialist republic, and there are several clips of propaganda-type films, which seem to be poking fun at Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" series of publicity movies for World War II. More than anything, the film seems confused at these points, as if going through the motions of something it would rather not bother with. The political concerns are therefore glossed over with alacrity and a minimum of depth...
...supremely normal fiancee (Tori Spelling, who's surprisingly good in this sugar-cookie role) only to confront the ghost of his past in his sister, "Jackie O" (a delightfully demented Parker Posey), who sports an obsession with the JFK assassination among her myriad kooky charms. What makes this setup more than just a gimmicky grab-bag for originality is its success in mixing the familiar and the disturbing in the composition of the characters...
Despite the Dartmouth onrush in the second half, the Crimson was still in position to win the game with 10 minutes remaining. Captain Tom McLaughlin continued his brilliant play by converting on a free kick at 80:03. This knotted the game at two and setup the dramatic finish...