Word: excepts
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...double perspective of B does not come across as well. Michael Learned is so self-assured and comfortable in the first act that, when she dons pearls and a stylish dress in the second act, except for a slightly more sophisticated and strict demeanor, she is basically the same. A major casting problem is Learned's physical appearance: she is not tall but instead rather shorter and squatter than both Seldes and Rouner. This takes away from the title and disturbs the continuity of the three in the second act. Still, Learned's performance is quite enjoyable, especially...
...aspect of the show in which people insist on finding metaphor is the blue color of the men themselves. The group gets asked 'the blue question' so frequently, according to Goldman, that "I went a few months saying 'You can ask anything, any question except 'why blue." The question is not only repetitive, but its also unanswerable, because, according to Stanton, "It didn't have a thinking process behind it." Adds Wink, "It's like saying 'why these chords' to a musician...
...McWhirter reports that Bouchard "goes back to Ottawa as the leader of the opposition party vowing to keep the cause alive. Prime Minister Chretien has stumbled badly. In fact, none of the leading political figures here have come off looking graceful or in charge. They have all been hurt except for Bouchard himself." SPECIAL: Photographs from the Quebec Referendum
Both incidents cited in the letter were the result of team or club initiations or celebrations. These types of ceremonies are often unregistered, secretive and unlikely to be discovered by the University except when something goes wrong. Therefore, the administration has taken the most obvious possible step: appealing to the leaders of these organizations and reminding them of their personal liability should anything happen to under-age drinkers served by them...
...least he doesn't have to deal with immediate questions of crisis that separation victory would have forced upon him, but his leadership has stumbled badly. In fact, none of the leading political figures here have come off looking graceful or in charge. They have all been hurt except for Bouchard himself...