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But Telluride has also managed to find some nonfiction films that were poised above hot-button topics.

Mr. Munitz, of the Getty, said he was aware of some East Coast institutions that were poised to give the foundation contributions totaling more than $1 million.

But Democratic lawmakers insisted that any plan would also have to provide relief to millions of families that were poised to lose their homes to foreclosure.

What is particularly tragic is that Mr. Khodorkovsky was the businessman and Yukos the company that were poised to lead Russia out of the business wilderness.

In the pause before he went on, as he peered over the glasses that were poised on the end of his nose, the actor's blue eyes twinkled a little in self-acknowledgment.

In a rare move, Mr. Christie disclosed the existence of the investigation in 2003 in a letter to state legislative committees that were poised to issue subpoenas in trying to determine whether Mr. Taffet and Mr. Levinsohn had improperly acted and used political influence to gain lucrative billboard sites on state-owned property before selling the business.

But it is the hard left that is poised to make the breakthrough.

Amid the electronic offerings are a few relatively traditional toys that are poised to do well.

"We had a market that moved up significantly, and it was a market that was poised to consolidate," she said.

LAST year's economic stimulus program helped stem a crisis that was poised to rival the Great Depression.

These skiers were early adopters of a ski design that is poised to dominate the retail racks.