It was an aesthetically and financially dead period for Disney animation (megahits like The Little Mermaid were years in the future), and Burton's most vivid memories of his time at the studio were of constant firings, ill - will, indecisiveness, and paranoia. (rottentomatoes.com)
Because you'll never convince me that it's not just a holiday made up by Mr. Hallmark to find a reason to sell greeting cards and boxes of chocolate in that historically dead period between Christmas and some relative's birthday. (bookpage.com)
Fresh off a visit to Michigan over the weekend (and the recruiting dead period starting at midnight Sunday evening), Ohio State made sure it got the last word in with five - star WR Donovan Peoples - Jones. (diehardsport.com)