Once they close that deal, they said, they'll at last be free.

"Good deal, your job," he said, looking around the office.

No big deal, says the majority; an expanded bureaucracy could be calling home more often.

The deal the two sides struck says 25 percent of the money can be spent on training teachers, rather than hiring them.

"Big deal, they've been saying that about me for years."

"A very great deal, actually," the king said, "but you're going to have to find that out for yourself."

Wants to spend money, a good deal of money I dare say.

The deal says a lot about Hollywood's desire to court foreign audiences.

The deal says something, too, about how Salon perceives its own status.

"Your deal," he said, and they settled to the game.