Word: crutches
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However, Berry said, "those who are lessenthusiastic by nature are probably going to usethe access system as more of a crutch...
...leaders of Parliament dared to challenge Yeltsin in the streets, he sided with the President. According to people close to the President's office, Grachev even reminded Yeltsin after the October putsch: "Boris Nikolayevich, I have twice saved you." Officers have nicknamed the Defense Minister "the President's shooting crutch...
Zhang Yimou is prone to relying on visual gimmicks. Whether it was the wine in "Red Sorghum", the lanterns in "Raise the Red Lantern" or the dyed fabric in "Ju Dou," his cinematic crutch is obvious and sometimes self-defeating--it forces the viewer into visual overload. "To Live" is a happy exception...
Fretwork does not use the oft-abused phrase "authentic performance on period instruments" as crutch or excuse for poor intonation, uncoordinated ensemble, or sheer artistic ineptness. Perhaps no other musical field has had so many artistic shams and imposters...
...really loving advice to Farrakhan's minions would be, throw away that Jewish crutch, which only weakens your muscles. You can very well make it on your own. Just...