Word: trumping
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Only in retrospect will we recognize the moment at which the American obesity epidemic reached its tipping point, when whole grains and veggies began to trump transfat and fructose. But this week's announcement by the Walt Disney Co. that it will begin limiting calories, fat and sugar in food marketed to childen under the Disney brand pushes our tubby generation a little closer to that threshold...
David Eun, Google's vice president of content partnerships, insists that consumer interests continue to trump business concerns. He points out that Google recently decided not to place ads at the start of videos on its site because users would expect to see content, not promotions, when they first clicked. "Don't make the customers hate you" is rule No. 1 on the Internet...
Which brings us back to Sogavare's populist trump card. Sovereignty is a slippery concept in the arc of instability to Australia's north. In a typically under-the-radar speech on RAMSI's third anniversary, Batley defined it for tomorrow's leaders. "Sovereignty is not just about having the ability to pass laws," he told university students in Honiara. "It's also about the capacity of a nation to enforce those laws. Sovereignty is not just the ability to announce government policies. It's about the capacity of a nation to implement those policies and to pay for them...
...baby will not only put the mother’s life in danger of irreparable and devastating socioeconomic harm, it will also prejudice her ability to successfully raise future children. In these situations, the moral value of ensuring the health and success of mother and future offspring can trump the moral cost of aborting the present fetus...
...turned an enormous profit on the bulletproof Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds fragrance, introduced Britney Spears' scent, Curious?the No. 1 fragrance launch in 2004-05?and plans to present new products from Hilary Duff and, in an interesting turn, Danielle Steel. Sarah Jessica Parker, Paris Hilton, Donald Trump and Sean (Diddy) Combs also have their own celebrity scents...