In the feature documentary category "Searching For Sugar Man," an irresistible portrait of a nearly forgotten singer-songwriter, aced its weightier competition, chiefly the superb Israeli doc "The Gatekeepers".
Especially in tighter quarters, the Mini can bob, feint and counterpunch its way to an upset over weightier, stronger competition.
It is still early days for McDonnell's shadow chancellorship and, in any case, MPs currently have weightier issues to ponder than competition in banking and the promotion of responsible capitalism.
For in addition to all that weighty stuff, there will be bagpipe music, including a competition with 22 bands from the area in contention ("We have an Italian in our band," said Mr. McDicken); highland dancing; sheep trials, and, of course, delicacies like fish and chips, Scottish pie and scones.
At 7.5 millimeters, it's not much thicker than a lot of the competition, but a blocky design and a weighty metal build give the handset an added sense of bulk that's hard to shake.
Karel Van Miert, a Belgian who is responsible for antitrust policy, has completed a white paper on reforms to the working of competition law, and hopes to rule on a weighty list of mergers before his term is up.
This may come to nothing, but at least Europe's competition authorities show willing.The debit side is, however, just as weighty.
During Dilma Rousseff's visit to Washington, DC, on April 9th, Barack Obama confirmed that his government will recognise cachaça, the sugarcane spirit used to make the drink, as a distinct product no more calling it "Brazilian rum" and applying tariffs intended to shield the Caribbean kind from competition.The two leaders also found common ground on weightier matters.
Now with greater competition from an infusion of capital, VCs have to make such weighty decisions under incredible pressure.
