Word: banally
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...took his fighter image too far. Concerned that his stiff reputation and banal image would destroy his chances against the friendly frat-boy motif that George had going for him, Al decided to be the "fighter." Al was not satisfied with being the choice with more substance. Instead of calmly explaining policy initiatives, Al wanted to work up a sweat while explaining his plan to provide universal health care for every child. Al, the fighter, wanted to show that he was comfortable with a ruffled shirt and loosened tie. Yet, he became condescending in the ring. During the debates...
...last salient point of difference between electoral systems north and south of the border is the length of election campaigns. While Americans have been subject to Bush's poor pronunciation and Gore's banal wardrobe for well over a year, Canadians have had little over a month to contemplate their political future. For Canadians at Harvard, this might have been just long enough to hear that an election is happening...
...over-all muddy palette undermine her attempt at credible luminosity and whimsy. Her consistently equivocal and feathery mishandling of her medium (which the catalog terms "atmospheric") is enough to make you want to pay Lake's T-fare to the Gardner to see one of the Rembrandts. With such banal fare, the Pucker Gallery would do well to set up a booth at the Oktoberfest bazaar next season in place of a gallery exhibition...
...make a virtue of exile by telling the story of the Senator's failed presidential bid from the perspective of the TV crews and others on the overflow buses. But the mash note to his fellow riders turns to wholesale gush as he pants over their observations, the banal as well as the smart, reminding us that this is Wallace's first up-close look at a campaign. Worse, some details are made up, tainting the sharp insights he does offer...
These movies, like Best in Show, are about people lost in their banal dreams, and the films' appeal depends on not calling attention to their silliness, on permitting them to maintain their premises...