From habit, Ms. Portman prefers a narrow selection.
The music departments in those stores are mainly known for offering a narrow selection of chart toppers.
At the time, department stores carried only the most common Levi's sizes and a narrow selection of styles.
"In our warehouse we have both a smaller supply and a narrower selection of food products," said Marcella Barba, development coordinator with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
But generics manufacturers in Europe tend to market a narrower selection of best-selling medicines compared with their American counterparts because of price controls in Europe, he said.
In research conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Dr. Polsky found that 41percentt of silver plans offered a "narrow or very narrow" selection of doctors, meaning at best 25percentt of physicians in an area were included.
Despite the collateral damage of some small publishers being screwed over, a narrowed selection of titles, and the eventual rationing of stuffed seats, this place, and others like it, revolutionised the book buying experience – mostly for the better.
In another worrisome trend for the entertainment business, the discount chains' narrow selection is increasing the industry's dependence on hit books, albums and videos, making it harder to call attention to new work and sell older work.
The guest brands also spruce up the catalogue, express more bluntly the company's curatorial role, and give its customers a narrow selection of goods that J. Crew has no business trying to make itself.
Some of those large chains, which offer a much narrower selection of CD's, became especially skilled at extracting marketing allowances from record labels, reducing the amount that went to companies like Tower, Mr. Dreese added.
It's almost besides the point to say there's something ruthless about the process – as is blindingly obvious from the narrow selection of material that gets to participate, as well as Hooper's hectoring, declarative, awards-hungry directorial mannerisms.
