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...gave him the opportunity to be debonair, dashing, and devastatingly witty. While Hugh Grant does his best to manipulate the high jinks and high verbiage of this movie, his performance does not come anywhere near the stature of those of Cary Grant because his Charles has no Hepburn like counterpart with whom to share repartee and amorous tension. Without these basic ingredients, all the spice and sprinkle in the world cannot prevent this film from falling oddly flat...

Author: By Emilie L. Kao, | Title: 'Four Weddings' Is Not Worth Celebrating | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

...demonstrate that contrary to the public statements of the German government, we maintain good relations with Bonn." Shortly afterward, Schmidbauer testified to the close ties between the two countries by telling a parliamentary committee that German intelligence had recently delivered a $60,000 computer-training project to its Iranian counterpart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tehran Connection | 3/21/1994 | See Source »

...ballet stage, and even the silver screen is remarkable, and perhaps is owed to the simplicity of the heroine's tragic plight. Called Violetta in Verdi's opera, she is a consumptive courtesan in the decadent world of mid-19th century Paris, older and more worldly than her counterpart Dumas' play...

Author: By Jefferson Packer, | Title: Magnum Opera Stops the Show | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

Even so, the Crimson's offense was able to keep a step ahead of its counterpart throughout the first half...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: M. B-Ballers Fall to Brown, End Season Tonight at Yale | 3/5/1994 | See Source »

...latest choice to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, withdrew his name. Although backed by major rights groups, Payton, who is black, was opposed by many members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Two other key personnel choices also withdrew: Gerald Torres, who would have been Payton's Justice counterpart on environment < matters, and New York lawyer Harold Ickes, whom Clinton wanted to take over the drive for his health plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week December 12-18 | 12/27/1993 | See Source »

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