Word: paramount
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Donnell, noting that in legal papers filed in early stages of GoTo's lawsuit, Disney named Eisner a "Person most knowledgeable" on how the image was selected. "They've offered us [a settlement] in the millions. We turned them down," says O'Donnell, who has won rights cases against Paramount (ART BUCHWALD's Coming to America suit) and Sony (which threatened MGM's Bond monopoly). "They keep offering more, and we keep saying no. This is a very, very serious lawsuit." Disney declined to comment...
What I wanted to emphasize is that a caring relationship is paramount. The effectiveness of a caring relationship may be jeopardized if one is handed over too quickly to professional caretakers before trust is established. Even so, no one not professionally trained should try to be responsible for dealing with suicidal individuals, and instead should enlist professional help as soon as possible. The best thing to do is to call the Mental Health Service, talk to the clinician on call and get advice as to how to proceed...
...focusing simply on these superficialities would belie the importance of the true measure of victory, the paramount qualities of grit and mettle that buttress more dimensioned performers. Neither Morisette nor Manson ever maximized their potential in either of these areas, and the supreme entertainment value that each of them brought to the concert couldn't mask these weaknesses. The audience loved Morissette and Garbage for the pomp and rarity of embracing a mutual moment with cultural icons, but the relationship never cut deeper than the shared hype...
...Your talk show was canceled by Paramount, the company that went on to distribute Desmond Pfeiffer and Homeboys in Outer Space. That's got to hurt...
...village, custom requires that we hold a krutu, a sort of formal palaver, with the granman--grand man, the paramount chief--and his council, before we wander about. We gather in his hut with the village leaders. He is a compact man, with a slightly sad expression--sort of a solemn Redd Foxx--and a tuft of white beard clinging to his chin. During the krutu, one never addresses him directly, nor does he speak directly to others. All questions and responses go through the bassias, high-ranking assistants who serve as intermediaries, a custom that prolongs the meetings...