Word: withholding
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...private equity firm, and took the radical step of allowing fans to download and name their own price for the band's album In Rainbows. Others let their music do the talking. Robbie Williams, who bagged a $130 million record deal with EMI in 2002, has threatened to withhold his next CD, fearing the firm won't be able to market and promote it. "All we know," Williams' manager Tim Clark told The Times of London this week, "is they are going to decimate their staff...
...private equity firm, took a majority stake in ALL3MEDIA in 2006, the British TV production company has been performing well, says Rob Donaldson, head of private equity at consultants Baker Tilly in London. A bigger worry for EMI: the publicity generated by the shakeup pushes more artists to withhold their music. "It's difficult for artists to invest in a company going through such change," says one record industry exec. "Will the A&R man who believes in you be there next month...
...college? Harvard College has for years asked potential applicants—and high school admissions counselors writing recommendations—such a question. According to Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73, however, an increasing number of secondary schools are withholding disciplinary records from Harvard. It is troublesome that these secondary schools feel compelled to hide this information: not only does it undermine the integrity of the student body at Harvard, but it strains the relationship between Harvard and the secondary school, which ultimately harms both. The Harvard Admissions Office depends on accurate...
...shirts, and they suit me just fine. Others wear designer clothing and there is nothing wrong with that. What is wrong is asking alumni to contribute to the embarrassment of riches already bestowed upon the American upper class. I will not do so, and I encourage others to withhold their contributions as well. ANDREW L. KALLOCH ‘06 Cambridge, MA December...
...five, six or 10 months of talks providing any significant benefits." Fed up with the stonewalling, the U.S. and major E.U. countries such as France, Britain and Germany have now signaled their readiness to recognize Kosovo, though a handful of smaller E.U. states like Spain and Cyprus may yet withhold formal recognition, worried that such a concession might encourage separatists on their own turf...