Word: perfective
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...Tired of tourist tat? Most vacation spots boast a local product that makes the perfect keepsake. Visitors to Portugal's Alentejo region can fly back with an Arraiolos carpet. Check out Tapetes de Arraiolos Califa (tel: [351-96] 5538829; www.freewebs.com/califa/). A Welsh lovespoon, a token of affection since the 17th century, can stir up holiday memories. Hand-carved by artisans such as Richard Downes (tel: [44- 1792] 369726; www.lovespoon.co.uk), the spoons use symbols to spell out sentiment. In Brussels, workshops like Louise Verschueren (tel: [32-53] 84 86 80; www.belgian-lace.com) produce handcrafted needle lace for anything from wedding veils...
...Walker’s love interest-cum-sister-in-law, played by the luscious (and, yes, that’s the only way to describe her) Angie Dickinson—complements the film’s unexplained jumps. They don’t fit logically but somehow seem emotionally perfect: Walker’s apparently unlimited supply of tight-fitting suits, for instance adhere to his moods and character development...
Marvin’s character has none of the sexual bravado that gives so many comparable heroes a misogynistic flavor and would make this line seem cloying or cutesy. Instead, his approach is hesitant and sorrowful. It’s perfect, coming from someone who never kills anyone in the film...
...governor is certainly not perfect, as he seemingly has no problem driving around in his Hummer while promoting energy conservation, but he does at least have some sense of conserving the people’s money. This year the legislature pushed for a bill to subsidize a fictitious railroad with only the potential rights to carry cargo along a certain short route, with the hope that the bill would coax trucking companies into transporting lumber for a reasonable rate. Presumably it took all of Arnold’s business sense to realize that this idea was not a winner...
...idea because one of my sisters is a lawyer in the city, and also a very close friend of ours is big-shot partner at one of the London law firms. I got inklings of their lives just from knowing them through all these years. It seemed like the perfect job [for Samantha]. When I first heard about time sheets from this friend and my sister, I was just so gobsmacked. I thought, you have to do what!?! I thought they were joking. They have to write down everything they?re doing in six-minute segments. Basically, their time...