Watching start-ups like Amazon.com become sensations in America, the tycoons saw a chance for a quick score.
That superb field position led to a quick score that set the tone for the first half.
In recent years, however, using the courts to negotiate "fair value" has become a full-time industry for investment funds and lawyers looking for a quick score.
Mark McCormack, I.M.G.'s chairman, blasted SFX in The Sports Business Journal, a trade newspaper, as a "stock play," accused it of overpaying "for everything they have bought," and predicted it will sell out a quick score.
DON'T TRUST IDEAS BORN IN A BOOM -- When capital is cheap and everyone is looking for a quick score, investors and executives tend to adopt strategies built on the notion that they will succeed because everything else is succeeding.
Looking for a quick score?
Kentucky had the ball and were in desperate need of a quick score.
Indiana responded with a quick score; they converted a two-point conversion to take a 21 14 lead.
Tech's hopes flared after Nebraska's kickoff was returned 67 yards to the Nebraska 25-yard line, providing a chance for a quick score.
The Bears took possession of the ball with nine seconds left and took a knee to send the ball to overtime rather than try for a quick score to end the game immediately.
