Word: comprehend
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after Saturday's game] what we'd accom- plished [in gaining at least a share of the Ivy League title]," a dazed captain Pepper Brill said yesterday. "But to now hear that Dartmouth won, it all hits you in a big blast that I can't really comprehend...
hostile attack on part-time workers acrosscampus," Williams said. "This is something I justcan't comprehend. I never thought the Universitywould do something this mean...
...preposterous nature of surgically enhanced breasts. A montage of porno clips plays on one screen (or nipple, as the case may be). However, a breast implant rests on the screen itself, distorting the image. A plastic casing forces the viewer to stare at the monitor in order to comprehend the video. After an initial shock, the audience becomes conscious of the nature of its gaze: the clinical yet voyeuristic setting renders it incredibly real and perverse. On the other monitor, an educational program informs the viewer of the medical aspects of breast feeding. Again, childhood and sexuality are linked...
Although the cast includes several stars, most notably Gerard Depardieu and Miou Miou, the characterizations are almost uniformly incomplete and it is difficult to comprehend each individual's motivations. While in Zola's novel Germinal Etienne is depicted as passionate if misguided, it is impossible for the audience to fathom why, after sojourning, it seems, only a few days in the mining town of Montsou, he incites the workers to strike despite obvious indications that this action will have no positive effects. Renaud, a French folk singer, plays the part stiffly and as an observer, creating a character unsympathetic...
Before castigating Take Back the Night for its angry, divisive tone, we would solicit the critics to look at a schedule to better comprehend our agenda...