Word: wishing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...striking example was presented by anassociate who did not wish to be named...
...becoming a spokesman for Archer Daniels Midland Co. But then pioneers often suffer when carving paths that soon become common and comfortable.) Similarly, rich folks who do ads buy themselves fame without spending their wealth. But most actual billionaires are probably as famous as they wish to be (given the special nuisances and even dangers that come from being famous for being wealthy). So the mystery of why they do it is not answered by the fact that it costs them nothing...
Obviously, Katzenberg hopes that The Prince of Egypt will answer the latter question affirmatively. It is a wish intensified by the fact that he is in the midst of a contentious legal battle against Disney chairman Michael Eisner, the man who didn't think Katzenberg was good enough to be his second-in-command. Katzenberg claims he is owed 2% of the profit from every project he put into production during his 10 years at the company--an amount that could reach $250 million or more...
...wearying scourge of Rushmore, a slightly tacky private school, and the ambiguous glory of Rushmore, a movie that Wes Anderson directed and co-wrote with Owen Wilson, and that may not be quite as lovable as they think it is. There does come a time when you wish someone would impose a long timeout on the indefatigable...
...They could [officially] bring it to the College's attention, but they don't wish to file a complaint about anti-Christian prejudices," Epps said. "I certainly condemn, on the College's behalf, any prejudiced literature," he added...