Word: needlessly
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...whom the monarch seeks to make his bride. Joining Shrek in this journey, due to the law mandated by Animation Codes and Regulations Section 231b, is a wacky sidekick. In this case, that character takes the form of a donkey, aptly named Donkey (ha!) and voiced by Eddie Murphy. Needless to say, the two adventurers rescue the princess, and hijinks ensue...
...staff fails to perceive the difference between needless provocation of China (such as Bush’s use of the word “competitor”) and prudent, principled disagreement. By its logic, Taiwan needs no military whatsoever, since the United States is pledged to defend it. Why let the Taiwanese defend themselves if we can send American soldiers no older than the staff to die in their place...
Unfortunately, the Zen master overestimated his abilities. Rodman, for all of his foibles and transgressions off the court, was a fierce competitor with an intense desire to win. But Rider is a spoiled wild child, unwilling to give up his ways for the good of the team. Needless to say, this distraction-along with the ongoing Shaq-Kobe feud-has proved costly, as the Lakers still seem to be searching for that chemistry of a year...
...That's exactly what most people would do and it's a needless expense. We basically strapped the kids in harnesses, had a pair of guys move them up the wall, shot them separately, edited them together and digitally erased the harnesses later. We got it done in one day and didn't have to train the kids or anything. I planned the special effects out very carefully-in fact, I planned them out simultaneously with the script so I could show everything to the studio at the same time. Of course, once I assured them that I could keep...
Unfortunately, opponents of reform are trying to forestall consideration of any compromise by adding needless restrictions to the law. One Finneran idea, to pay for the law through a check-off box on tax forms, would emasculate the law by removing most of its funding. Opponents have also suggested that the Clean Elections provisions should be only be approved along with a new tax, to test if voters truly accept the costs associated with the law. Other means of funding the plan exist, and both suggestions are self-interested attempts by cowardly state legislators to kill the bill without taking...