Word: quickness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...immediately proved how quick a study he was. Though he read his early speeches slowly, blinking at unfamiliar terminology, within a few months his mastery of the details was obvious...
...Lists are quick...
...more demanding than any critic; it looks for quality only on a profit statement. There, through good movies and bad, action films and comedies, Arnold gets four stars. His pictures can use a strong premise, but they don't need high-priced supporting players; his aura is enough. (Quick, name the second-billed actor of The Terminator, Commando, Predator or Total Recall.) He also has the respect -- maybe even the fear -- of the front-office boys, because he gets involved in every aspect of production and promotion...
...quick-buck '80s, even staid mutual life insurance companies were lured by high-yield, high-risk investments. Now many are looking for sources of cash to buy their way out of trouble...
...number of minor acquisitions, including Paradyne, a modem maker, and Istel, which customizes computer systems. But AT&T never managed to capture more than 3% of the market, and losses have mounted to as much as $3 billion. Rumors began to swirl about a possible merger as a quick fix. Among the known targets: EDS, Sperry, Digital Equipment, Wang and Data General...