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...most compelling aspects of By the Lake is the ripening of the friendship between two couples—Jamesie and Mary and Ruttledge and Kate—through shared traditions. Their relationship passes imperceptibly over time from acquaintanceship to friendship to the deepest affection. Their daily rapport is pleasant as the couples take turns calling on each other, sharing meals and drinks, helping with birthing cows and stacking hay. Their interactions are refreshingly free of gender-war stereotypes; the women do not gather to commiserate, the men do not spend their time talking about sports or politics. With their honesty...
...worldview, cannot. Li will never slip up as Murdoch, the News Corp. chairman, did in 1993 when he declared in a speech that foreign media have the power to topple totalitarian regimes everywhere?a statement that got him temporarily banned from conducting business in China. Conversely, Li's easy rapport with Beijing's Elite, as well as his sensitivity to the party line, is unquestioned. "Li has guanxi, he has connections," says Louis Wong, director of research at Phillip Securities in Hong Kong. "And that is still very important in the Chinese media business...
...TIME: What is the personal chemistry among the party leaders? Durkan:The fact is we have been through some difficulties together, which gives you a new level of rapport and appreciation. It doesn?t stop the fact that you?re still electoral rivals. Our traditional relationship has been about undermining each other?s cherished institutions and aspirations, fighting each other. We should now be underwriting our shared institutions. We must move from making demands against each other to making decisions with each other, and for each other...
...best aspect of the production is the rapport among Hosfield, Lerch and Wheeler. Wheeler possesses a commanding voice and presence that make her an absolute standout. Though Mary is a tricky character, who must journey backwards from a woman stuck in a perpetual drunken stupor to a doe-eyed teen, Wheeler shines throughout...
...have a good working relationship and good rapport with Dan,” Herrera said...