Word: pleasant
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...stomach the heavy dose of violence and realism on a regular basis. Many in countries with crime and corruption problems may prefer not to see the misery replayed in their entertainment. One of the reasons telenovelas are so successful in the developing world is that they offer a pleasant escape, where the virtuous are rewarded and the endings are happy...
...would take care of his hip. He was still in the ICU. But instead of the shriveled, unresponsive mess I expected, there was this big smile and huge handshake from an unshaven but definitely handsome seventysomething guy. Sandy was a big man, broad-shouldered and lantern-jawed - and as pleasant and clubby as could be. He didn't remember anything about lying on the floor for three days; he barely complained about his shortened, twisted left leg. But he did show the usual, appropriate, queasiness when I dropped the "O" word on him (as in, "Your hip is broken...
...which escalated to a cacophonic agitation. This unsettling climax quickly gave way to a peaceful theme, dominated by sounds of strings and bassoons that werereminiscent of Eastern European music. The HRO, led by no less than four co-concertmasters, continued vacillating between tension and serenity, the latter being especially pleasant due to a strong cello section. The fourth movement, “Adagietto,” was written for only strings and harp and is perhaps one of Mahler’s best-known works. The romantic piece was given a successful treatment by the HRO’s violinists...
...ultra-British singer Aldous Snow, who is so hip that even Peter can’t help but like him—even when Snow steals the scenes they share. After the slow first half, the funny, well-timed delivery of lines from these characters gives the audience a pleasant surprise. From the beginning, the basic plot is pretty clear, so it wouldn’t be a spoiler to say that after average-guy Peter gets dumped by hot girlfriend, he meets new, hotter girl (Mila Kunis, “That 70s Show”). When ex-girlfriend wants...
...good thing,” Mayer added. “But, I think we didn’t do as well as we would have liked but we didn’t do horribly—I’d call it an average week.” Pleasant conditions made for uncomplicated play. “It was pretty warm the first day; we thought it was going to rain,” Moseley said. “[Yesterday] it was a little colder a little windier. Overall it was pretty fair.” Next weekend, the team...