Word: abruptly
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...most recently a public-relations smack-down following the abrupt departure of its president-elect has raised questions about the group's future. Joel Hunter, who resigned as president-elect only weeks after announcing his appointment, cast his departure as a clash between a wheezing organization fixated on the old "below-the-belt" issues of abortion and homosexuality, versus his post-modern view - buttressed by the results of the midterm election - of a more expansive Christian activism that also champions the environment and cares for the poor. Roberta Combs, who had picked Hunter to be her replacement as president, contends...
Behind the abrupt movement is an important change of gear in the world economy. After four years of buoyant expansion, fueled in part by soaring house prices, the U.S. is now slowing. At the same time, Europe's economy is enjoying its strongest growth this decade, powered by a resurgent Germany. Growth rates on both sides of the Atlantic are expected to be somewhere between about 2-2.5% next year, according to various forecasts...
...enjoyable challenge to connect the three time periods and determine how they interact and work with the overall story. When that proves too laborious, however, the various settings do stand on their own. Even if the story disappoints—some viewers will ultimately be alienated by the abrupt time jumps and gratuitous profundity—there are plenty of elements which make this film much more than just another hit-or-miss Sci-Fi drama. For one, the acting by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz is exceptional. Though Jackman’s character is given to spouts of rage...
...generals on the Pentagon's E-Ring easily enough. But he will be judged by only one rule: whether he can organize what a Baker aide calls "the orderly transition and exit from Iraq." Someone who has worked with him describes Gates as "serious, subtle, reflective, never curt or abrupt." Departing CIA directors are flooded with offers of corporate jobs and strategic intelligence posts. Instead, when Gates left government in early 1993, he fled to Washington State, where he spent the next few years in a library working on his memoirs...
...lighting simple but elegant, shifting efficiently from warm yellow hues to harsh white spotlights. Sound designer Jennifer J. Malin ’09 continues the simplistic theme of “Bette and Boo” with a minimalist musical score. Although the transitions into the music seem abrupt at times, the mournful and plaintive themes do a brilliant job of capturing the play’s emotional tone.“The Marriage of Bette and Boo” is not without its thematic flaws. At times, the show drags; its pacing feels as though it does not steadily...