Word: attainment
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...them too scruffy to be dashing and too old, it seems, to be passionate. Inexplicably, Rodolfo (Matti Pellonpaa) has been made an illegal immigrant from Albania (perhaps this detail is meant to account for his occasionally irritating accent). All three artists seem to have given up the struggle to attain fame and wealth about 10 years ago. For most of the film, they can barely manage the energy to light a cigarette...
...Perlman's playing. From the energetic dynamo of the seventies to the sometimes complacent and always prolific artist of the eighties has risen a mature, cerebral virtuoso who has proved his ranking next to Isaac Stern and Salvatore Accardo, although it is yet to be seen whether he can attain the inherent perfection of a Jascha Heifetz...
...stubborn, domineering sapper of his parents' spirit? There is rarely one in a Hollywood movie, especially this summer, with its flock of appealing, natural child actors -- persuasive emblems of wisdom and innocence. They help sell the idea behind these films: that childhood is a state we are supposed to attain, not grow out of. It is the new, regressive Quest theme: adults aspiring to be kids...
...Being State President isn't important. There is already a convergence of opinion that for a period of five years we need a government of national unity, with a form of power sharing among the parties who attain a reasonable | percentage of the total vote. There is no doubt that we will be one of the major players...
...uncertainty, a lot of apprehension -- the violence coupled with the fact that we haven't reached a final agreement so that people can draw conclusions about the future. Once we have those agreements, we will get a more clear-cut position of the political parties. Then I will attain very strong support from all sections of our community because there is a very strong belief that moderate leadership is essential for the future...