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...treaty was also crafted, in the words of Treasa Dunworth of the treaty's governing body, to reflect a "clever balance between security concerns and support of industry." The detailed and thorough confidentiality sections of the treaty were designed to eliminate the risk of secret or proprietary information falling into the wrong hands...
...experience confirmed that comedy, far from being a series of off-the-cuff clever remarks, is a very serious art form," Fertik said...
...production values, at least, were clever in Oleanna. John's messy desk from Act One was rearranged into careful piles for Act Two, when he tries to maintain order against Carol's charges By Act Three, the desk was a mess again defeated like its owner...
...music, composed by Amy M. Brown '97 and Rashida Jones '97, glided from genre to genre, alighting on reggae, torch and the Beach Boys. The songs did not drag, and with their clever lyrics, they kept the audience on its toes. Particularly amusing were "I Like to Play With Dolls," a quasi-ballad sung by Jed Eyenite, with its hero's admission that whenever there are brawls, "I'll be skipping 'round my garden, twirling parasols"; "Stick Out Your Chest," an ensemble number with lines like "You gotta pucker your lips,/ Throw out your tush,/ And shake your hips...
...daily was practicing "the most irresponsible form of journalism" and was the victim of a hoax by a "person [who] has it in" for the paper. He relayed his client's reaction as, "Well, there's a practical joke every week." Later, Jones told TIME the disclosure was "very clever. We can't deny it, and we can't admit it." The protestations came even as defense and prosecution said the revelations would have no effect on the trial. Still, Jones says he will ask for an inquiry to see if his client's right to a fair trial...