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...purchasing country who had smoothed the way for the deal. By and large, weapons these days are sold like any other manufactured product: in straightforward boardroom deals that have been scrutinized by lawyers and checked thoroughly by accountants, and are supervised carefully by government agencies. Where there is keen competition among several suppliers, however, some arms companies try a little harder. "Graft fuels almost every arms transaction," admits a veteran European arms trader. In his view, the main factor determining the size of the bribe required to make a sale is the degree to which power is dispersed within...
...best in the film, revealing that the film makers have been interested in apologizing for George, not satirizing him. Still, much of Shampoo is good enough to make one regret its ultimate failure. The overpriced lassitude of Southern California living is well caught. Much of the dialogue has a keen edge ("I've been cutting too much hair lately," George rues at one point. "I'm losing all my concept"). The acting-especially Grant and Warden and Carrie Fisher, who appears as their nubile daughter-is well observed and sprightly. But Shampoo wants it both ways. It wants...
...possible roles he could use to talk about his friend, and through this awareness there comes a seriousness that comes closest to understanding Agee as artist, journalist and man. There seems to have been a certain distance in their relationship that allowed Fitzgerald 'o use his keen sensitivity to us fullest extent. But there was also a great deal of shared experience...
...goaltender for the Yardling squad last year, Petrovek was frustrated. Although the squad posted a strong 14-4 record, he didn't find the competition keen enough to sharpen his play...
...imaginative without illusions, and creative without religion, loyalty, patriotism, or any of the common ideals. Not that he is incapable of these ideals: on the contrary he has swallowed them all in his boyhood, and now, having a keen dramatic faculty, is extremely clever at playing upon them by the arts of the actor and the stage manager...