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...sound fragmented and make little sense; the occasional intelligibility of the lines puts undue emphasis on certain words, unintentionally generating a melodramatic effect. At times, the singers seem burdened not only by the orchestra's volume, but also by the words of the songs themselves. Changing some of the awkward lyrics into spoken parts might reduce the vocal strain on the singers and help improve the coherence of the story...
...awkward moment for the task force,Charles Dyer, a subject of one of Benda'sexperiments and a task force member, appeared toquestion some of the report's findings. Dyer, 53,said he thought it was possible that test subjectshad suffered health effects and wondered whetherthe government or universities might be coveringup the existence of experiments...
...awkward moment for the task force, Charles Dyer, a subject of one of Benda's experiments and a task force member, appeared to question some of the report's findings. Dyer, 53, said he thought it was possible that test subjects had suffered health effects and wondered whether the government or universities might be covering up the existence of similar experiments...
...skillful makeup job of Rosetta Lee makes his protrayal even more convincing. His handling of the standard mistaken-identity plot is cute if short-lived, and quickens the otherwise leisurely pace a bit; the play, especially in the first couple of scenes, does tend to lag due to some awkward staging...
...broke like a twig in his second comeback start. A videotape of that last game had most of the crowd crying, then cheering the big and earnest one-armed man onstage. "When You Can't Come Back" was his title, and he talked about God and Jesus, telling some awkward jokes with punch lines like, "She is the wind beneath my wing . . . singular, not plural, get it?" Another video introduced Mary Lou Retton, reminding the crowd of the spunky kid from West Virginia who in 1984 became, against all odds, the first American woman to win an individual Olympic gold...