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...world of academia, from which the previous novels rarely strayed, is on a collisiion course with reality in Nice Work. It is to Lodge's credit that he can see the reality so clearly from such a literary standpoint. And vice versa...
Paramount attacked the revised Time-Warner merger agreement as "a defensive device, pure and simple. From the standpoint of Time shareholders," the company said, "we don't see how it begins to compare with our offer of $175 a share in cash for all shares." Declared Paramount's principal investment banker, Robert Greenhill of Morgan Stanley: "We consider this a very weak response." Paramount repeated an earlier offer to negotiate a higher price, and declared, "We will continue our efforts to acquire Time Inc. with firm determination...
...state of Rhode Island. But the flames were dervish-like, capriciously carving jigsaw patterns out of untouched forest, sometimes encircled by heavily burned areas. Blackened stands of lodgepole pine and Douglas fir should gradually become meadows of aspens, wildflowers and grass; life will go on. "From an ecological standpoint, there was no downside," says John Varley, the park's chief of research. "It is not a rebirth because there was not a death...
...think [the trip] was that successful from a win-loss standpoint, and certainly all of our lineup problems have not been solved," junior Robi Soni said. "It showed us how much work we need...
Lectures: No. Lecture romances are always disastrous mistakes. I speak not from the standpoint of experience, but from the nauseating perspective of having to sit behind two smooching lovebirds while trying to take notes on cell respiration. Spare us all, and don't start a lecture romance...