That Oscar race was also probably the costliest and nastiest in recent memory, which only accelerated talk of truncating what has, to many, become an unbearably long and bitter campaign period.
The stock has not traded at these levels since July, when French dairy king Danone energized the sector with its snacks sale to Kraft Foods and accelerated talk of a tie-up between Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever.
It also mentions accelerated talks on liberalizing trade in agricultural goods and fisheries.
[C3.] Democratic Stimulus Plan Killed The Senate killed a $73 billion Democratic economic stimulus plan and accelerated talks about alternatives.
But after the attack, Egypt appears to have overcome its sensitivities about sovereignty and accelerated talks over the details of new American assistance, which would include military equipment, police training, and electronic and aerial surveillance, the officials said.
Americans fear that EU regulations might mandate the use of Galileo-based navigation systems (by aircraft, for example), distorting competition and imposing needless costs.Since the State Department has responded to the EU decision with a call for accelerated talks, some in Europe claim that their display of strong nerves, in the face of American hostility, has been vindicated.
Turkey has so far lived up to its side of the landmark deal with Brussels to stop illegal migration to Europe via its shores, in return for financial aid, the promise of visa-free travel to much of the bloc and accelerated talks on membership.
PAGE B1 Arts AN OSCAR CONTENDER DOUBLING As Pitch for a Quiz Show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is a major plot device in the Oscar darling "Slumdog Millionaire," which has revived interest in the quiz show enough to have accelerated talks for its prime-time revival.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defused a Europe-wide refugee crisis in the spring of 2016 by reaching a deal with Ankara in which Turkey agreed to hold back Middle Eastern migrants and refugees in exchange for a package of favors including accelerated talks on EU accession.
The timing could not be worse for Merkel, who is relying on the success of an EU-Turkey deal she has championed to stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visa-free travel rights and accelerated talks on EU membership.
Maxxi, whose style presents a whole other set of problems, has fared much better in terms of public approval, attracting some 74,000 visitors in its first month and accelerating talk by leaders like Mr. Alemanno about Rome in the 21st century.
