"To be too acutely conscious is a disease, a real, honest-to-goodness disease."
--from "Notes from Underground" (1864)
on Page 90: " ... pushed through Parliament a handful of reforms abolishing some of the more notorious sinecure places and providing for a closer scrutiny of Crown finances"
With a mix of commercial comedies and dramas, indies and genre films, Overture Films, an upstart studio backed by John C. Malone, is fast entering a movie marketplace that is bursting at the seams with new players, releasing an ever-growing number of films vying for limited audiences.
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Shooting "Youth Without Youth" was "guerrilla filmmaking, real independent filmmaking," he said with audible enthusiasm. And throughout our conversation he took evident delight in presenting himself — one of the old lions of the New Hollywood; an Oscar and Palme d'Or winner; a man whose professional life has been a 40-year epic of triumph and catastrophe; Francis Ford Coppola, for goodness sake! — as a young upstart with a gleam in his eye and a camera on his shoulder.
Start-up Fisker is expected to unveil a battery-powered luxury car, with backing from Silicon Valley venture capital.
Lots of goodness, for sure. But to me, one of the most mind-blowing revelations was a single statistic: 29.
Apple sells millions of copies of Mac OS X. So why on earth would it leave so much money on the table? There are two official reasons, one semi-official reason--and one that may be the real reason.
Reason #2 is something like, "Well, we wanted Mac OS X to be affordable, so we can bring its goodness to as many people as possible."
good (MORAL RIGHT)
adjective better, best
morally right or based on religious principles; kind and helpful:
She led a good life.
Try to set a good example to the children.
good
noun [U]
that which is morally right:
There is an eternal struggle between good (= the force which produces morally right action) and evil.
Ambition can sometimes be a force for good.
the good plural noun
all the people who are good:
You can't buy your way into the ranks of the good.
goodness
noun [U]
Mother Teresa's goodness is an example to us all.
good (HEALTH)
adjective better, best
having a positive or useful effect, especially on the health:
Make sure you eat plenty of good fresh food.
Too much sugar in your diet isn't good for you.
It's good for old people to stay active if they can.
good
noun [U]
the state of being healthy or in a satisfactory condition; benefit:
You should stop smoking for your own good (= the benefit of your health).
He goes running every day for the good of his health.
Modernizing historic buildings can often do more harm than good.
The rally has been cancelled for the good of all concerned.
goodness
noun [U]
the part of something, especially of food, which is good for health:
Don't cook vegetables for too long - they'll lose all their goodness.
honest-to-goodness
an honest-to-goodness thing or person is plain, simple, and exactly what they appear to be (always before noun) I'd much rather have an honest-to-goodness steak than any of the fancy stuff he cooks.
upstart
noun [C] DISAPPROVING
a person, especially a young one, who has suddenly got power or an important position and takes advantage of this in an unpleasant way
start (sth) up (BUSINESS) phrasal verb
If a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate:
Many small businesses started up in the 1980s to cater to this growing market.
We ought to start up a drama group.
start-up
a small business that has just been started:
Start-ups are very vulnerable in the business world.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
aleconner
Brit. an official appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses (but the office is a sinecure) [also called aletaster]
livery・man
〔英〕 （ロンドンの）同業組合員; 貸し馬（車）屋.
sinecure
noun [C] DISAPPROVING
a position which involves little work, but for which the person is paid
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