Word: charmingly
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...fact, part of the charm, for Americans anyway, will be the authenticity of the modern English scene, most noticeably the lingo. But it never prevents you from figuring out what they're saying. Watson, a native of England, kindly includes a glossary for such phrases as "cuppa" and "five-a-side...
...only the start of March, but not too early to ask how we are doing with 2001 as a potential Best Year. Layoffs are mounting, the market's skittish and the weather's been terrible. Bush has been getting good early reviews for charm. We shall...
...Bush's vaunted bipartisan charm comes from his ability to address both parties of Congress and criticize them collegially, as if the squabbling, vendetta-stained parties he's really talking about were just voted out of office yesterday. He's selling a fresh start, and to prove it, when he got down to budget business he spent the first handful of applause lines on the other guys. He wouldn't be killing any budgetary darlings, and in the nutshell preamble to the next 40-odd minutes, Bush put his cherished tax cut in the same spot the Democrats would have...
...sales figures are nothing to write home about so far, and chances are, the band members are playing venues considerably smaller than the ones they're used to. But the experience may be just what Coldplay needs to develop from British darlings to world-class rockers. The band's charm is undeniable; its hooks are hard to shake. Who says first records by bands smack out of college have to be lyrically complex or push the envelope musically? In this teen-pop age, a collection of perfectly good rock songs that actually sells is cause...
...Absolutely. Bush also can't get away any longer with just talking about spending and tax cuts in generalities. Baucus all this week and last has been borrowing from the "Jerry McGuire" film and chiding Bush to "show us the budget." Bush succeeded in his charm offensive with Democrats during his first three weeks in the White House. But the meetings were devoid mostly of specifics and their value couldn't last forever...