Word: manners
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...said for Saul Dibb's direction. He's a relative newcomer to feature films, but he's neither overawed nor of a mind to be satirical about the stately homes his characters inhabit - or, for that matter, about their costumes, entertainments or taste in home furnishings. His manner is that of a reserved realist, and that keeps our attention focused where it should be - on the convolutions of plot and character. His actors are not distracted by the quaint or the arcane...
...birth, "Was I pregnant? There should be a different word for it, for someone who hasn't yet delivered a dead child." But McCracken's sense of humor doesn't fail; it merely turns an inky black. An intern assigned to check her cervix "rummaged around in the manner of an unhappy wife looking for a wedding ring in a garbage disposal." When McCracken and her husband leave the hospital after the disaster, a black cat crosses her path. "You're too late, mate," her husband says...
...great deal of talent, has the coaching staff and players all anticipating a very successful season. “If we can stay healthy and if we can continue to work and keep the right attitude, we can do special things,” Clark said. And the manner of their early performances has the players already thinking of another trip to the NCAA tournament. “The last two years we’ve felt that we’ve underachieved a bit,” Akpan said. “So while our immediate goal...
...students to “understand [our]selves as products of—and participants in—traditions of art, ideas, and values.” These ideals are lofty and laudable. Unfortunately, though, they have proven nearly impossible to achieve in an efficient and well-implemented manner. As such, students have been left instead as products of—and participants in—a tradition of great plans poorly executed...
...University, both by launching the HUPD review committee and by taking other meaningful steps—including, for instance, requiring incoming freshmen to complete readings on racial sensitivity—now seems to be working to solve Harvard’s race problems in a concerted and dedicated manner. The University’s commendable effort should surely garner the support and active engagement of all members of the Harvard community...