Word: cliches
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...going to cause them a lot of bother. Among other things, his wild (indeed, murderous) ways will eventually mess up Grady's soulful romance with Alejandra (the lovely Cruz), daughter of the rich rancher the boys sign on with. All in all, it is, to borrow the old bunkhouse cliché, a rattling good yarn, even if it is all surface, no subtext. Whether there was some larger meaning in director Thornton's original cut - said to have been close to four hours long - is impossible to say, at least until the dvd comes out. For the moment, we have...
...shaped Italian cake in its bright red box will add to your holiday spirit. It's tasteful, ornamental and easy, and the box is pretty enough to give without wrapping paper. Pannetone is a perfect alternative to the usual holiday cakes and cookies--a fruitcake that won't seem clich. Locals who savor this Square institution have made it a top holiday seller for years...
...Backstreet-penned songs on the new album are not without flaws; they lack the sparkle of Max Martin originals and all too often resort to clich-driven lyrics easily mistakable for greeting-card poetry. Even with these flaws, however, the Boys' songwriting efforts reveal an earnest and largely successful attempt by the group to become creatively involved in their music. Particularly worthy is Kevin Richardson's "It's True" and Howie Dorough's "How Did I Fall in Love With You"; two songs whose simple background chords and sincere lyrics invoke sentimentality for even the staunchest skeptics of pop music...
...waning hours of a presidential campaign in which each side has been feverishly trading clichs, the Harvard football team decided on Saturday to switch an old clich...
...dramatic progress made on defense has, as the clich indicates, made Harvard a serious championship contender...