Word: successes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Disney?s success reflects both a cultural shift toward things American ?- the country?s cinema-goers now watch five U.S. movies for every French production they see ?- and a U.S. corporation's molding its products to European tastes. "Disney had to let go pretty quickly of its strict codes, replacing many of its American-trained senior staff with European officials who had a better sense of what would work here," says Crumley. "So there are a lot more sit-down restaurants compared with the initial emphasis on fast food, and those restaurants serve wine. Prices on souvenirs and accommodations...
Moreover, the campaign is still falling short in several specific areas, despite its overall success...
These schools' success puts Harvard months ahead of the schedule projected at the beginning of the campaign in 1994, Tiedemann said...
...sure of himself to admit being worried that many of the companies he backs will never make it that far. "It's a guess; it's a bank shot--you throw it on the wall and hope for something," he says. "I'd like to have one big success, but I could just as easily have all failures." He goes on a long, breathless riff: "I mean, I love this. I could do this for the rest of my life. It drives my friends crazy. But it's amazing, cool stuff. If you can be part of the next...