Word: bigger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...game-show fan who has bitterly counted the prizes he or she should have won instead of those idiot contestants!, the chance to compete directly is alluring. On the other hand, there is a second-class element to webRIOT online: the TV contestants win bigger daily prizes (all-expense-paid vacations, for instance) and watching a show just because your name might appear on the air is a tad close to Romper Room. But, says MTV Online vice president Rick Holzman, viewers downloaded more than 750,000 copies of the game software before the show's premiere, and while...
...start-ups, nor is there patience for companies that don't start making money immediately. The threat of massive failures at the big old companies has already drawn a backlash from top politicians who want to preserve lifetime employment. Next March, analysts predict, Nissan will announce an even bigger loss. But then, what's bad news for Nissan is good for Japan. --By Frank Gibney Jr. Reported by Tim Larimer/Tokyo
Harvard will clearly face an uphill struggle in confronting the bigger, stronger Navy frontcourt. Rebounding especially has been a problem for Harvard of late. In last Tuesday's 87-82 loss to Marist, Harvard gave up too many second-chance opportunities on the defensive end, while failing to grab enough offensive boards of its own. Against Navy, the team will either have to find a way to box out Reeder and Williams, or else improve its shooting from the floor...
Another reason for the slowdown is large e-mail inboxes. Every time a person logs into the Pine mail program, his or her inbox is accessed. Bigger inboxes take longer to open and thus put more stress on the server...
...seems that every studio's major Oscar contender runs at 160 minutes. Two hours and 40 minutes to tell a story? I have no doubt that Toy Story 2 tells a bigger, faster, cooler...