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MJ's now-impossible level of stardom with “Thriller” was a cash-cow indeed, but as noted, it played to his worst demons ... that willingness to suspend self-awareness, and an annoying, benign imperiousness.
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Meanwhile, sports programming, long a cash-cow that drives up carriage fees for cable but now largely a loss-leader on broadcast, is getting more important as they try to bulk up on live programming that customers are less likely to watch on-demand or online.
Comcast Moves Goal Posts for NBC Sports Jessica E. Vascellaro 2011
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But I've got Jade Goody, and I have to work with the material I'm given - so I want compensation for her inconsiderate act while I'm in the middle of trying to milk this cash-cow .
Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009
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MJ's now-impossible level of stardom with “Thriller” was a cash-cow indeed, but as noted, it played to his worst demons ... that willingness to suspend self-awareness, and an annoying, benign imperiousness.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Prevent swiftly became a magnet for racketeers, a cash-cow for extremists and a textbook example of government overreach.
Britain's Islamist Split Douglas Murray 2011
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But I've got Jade Goody, and I have to work with the material I'm given - so I want compensation for her inconsiderate act while I'm in the middle of trying to milk this cash-cow .
Max Clifford to Sue Liam Neeson Dungeekin 2009
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Microsoft had to always consider turning a profit for their decisions and they didn't have a cash-cow like AdWords to fall back on.
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Frankly, I'd rather respond and let the chips fall where they may rather than to simply be quiet and let opportunist jerks like Howard and Brown get away with their cash-cow bigotry without any criticism.
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Prevent swiftly became a magnet for racketeers, a cash-cow for extremists and a textbook example of government overreach.
Britain's Islamist Split Douglas Murray 2011
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The show is a spin-off from network cash-cow Family Guy (a show that was also cancelled by FOX prematurely, though they wisely brought it back).
Fall 2009 TV Preview! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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