Word: act
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Twelve Angry Men” turns out to be unexpectedly cohesive and intelligent in their performances. The artistic decisions of the directors help bring out the most important moments without detracting from the subtleties of character that each member of the cast establishes. By the close of act one, the audience is completely drawn into the details of the case and the passionate opinions of each member of the jury, as Juror #8 slowly convinces his fellows to question the inner workings of the case, each other, and, finally, themselves. —Staff writer Rachel A Burns...
...increase the international observers being sent to Nepal and start training more Nepalese to help in this process. The 50 promised by The Carter Center and 60 by the UN are mere peanuts that will hardly help. The international observers have also not been inducting local Nepalese to act as their observers in remote and unsafe-for-foreigners locations. In addition, international pressure should be put on the royal family not to interfere in the electoral process in any way. International media, especially TV channels, should increase their coverage in Nepal to supplement the local papers. The presence of international...
...thesis before the beginning of his senior year, was also a high achiever in college.“When he was an undergrad, he was absolutely brilliant,” McGrath said. “Everyone knows that, but his basic approach to all of that is to act in an unpretentious, humble way.”Fitzsimmons did, however, play hockey for Harvard. He still holds the record for highest number of saves in the Beanpot, the annual local ice hockey tournament.But Dolan said hockey was a fairly small part of his life.“Despite the fact...
...million) of public funds. And they question the government's commitment to removing the weapons, which remain lethal more than 60 years after the war. Cleaning up these caustic reminders of Japanese aggression in China would be a practical way for Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to act on his stated desire to improve relations between the two countries. Yet, while a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said that the cleanup "is extremely important for improving trust," the government has not indicated how it plans to get the project back on track - nor has it launched a tendering process...
...Wasifi, Director of the General Independent Administration of Anti- Corruption and Bribery, "when we pay a [policeman] $60 a month, give him a gun, and tell him to stand up against terrorists and narcotics smugglers, when everyone around him is corrupt? We pay him nothing and expect him to act like an angel and go home and feed his family what - dust, rocks?" The solution, he says, is better training and higher salaries, both of which are forthcoming under a new U.S.-led national police-training program. But as long as higher government officials act with impunity, corruption will...