Word: fainted
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...something goes terribly wrong. More than once, a song is completely drowned out by the production’s twelve-person orchestra, which is situated between the stage and the audience, as is standard in the Agassiz. Much of the blame here must be given to the faint-voiced actors; the orchestra is not exceedingly resonant. Some of the actors are simply unable to vocalize over the instruments, and it is not clear that they could be heard clearly even if the orchestra were not playing at all. The frustrating effect of losing the words to songs cannot be underestimated...
Technical errors compound the problems presented by the faint voices and disorganized dances. The speakers, used principally for sound effects, don’t always work when they should and sometimes work when they shouldn’t. And, on opening night, a late opening of the curtain created an awkward moment...
...first faint sliver of the new moon over Afghanistan Saturday will signal the onset of Ramadan, but this year the holy month may be a time both of fasting and fierce fighting. The Taliban negotiated away their last stronghold Friday, Mullah Omar reportedly handing the city over to two Pashtun warlords and heading for the hills. Thousands of Taliban fighters, many of them foreign volunteers, remained under siege at Kunduz in the north, with the Northern Alliance threatening to launch a bloody assault by nightfall Friday if they fail to surrender. The era of Taliban power is plainly over...
...surprised,” Iftikhar said yesterday when he learned of the commission’s decision. “I had just a very faint hope they would consider what I said...
...about us because they know our names will sell magazines. Just this week, a weekly magazine said it had a huge scoop about Mika -- and it turned out to be a publicity photo of her swinging a golf club at a charity tournament, in which you could see a faint outline of her nipples. Some scoop. Japan is a small country. People can't help but be obsessed with what other people are thinking or doing. The media asks us what we think about things, and so we answer -- and the public thinks it's marvelous and strange that...