Word: restlessness
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Such a performance, with all its sparkle, cloaks a lack of substance and mars several sections of the play. The props, in the end, are nothing more than distracting ornaments, prompting the audience to grow extremely restless by the end of each 90-minute act. Had Warner held himself back and trimmed down the play to a more manageable two and-a-half hours, the acting would have received the emphasis it deserves. Instead, bogged down by a bizarre interpretation which makes the audience wonder if Warner read the same Shakespeare text that has been in print for the past...
When Mount St. Helens exploded with cataclysmic fury in 1980, many Americans regarded it as an isolated example of nature on the rampage. Geologists, however, have long known that the restless mountain was only one of many dormant volcanoes in the American West. Although some have not stirred in tens of thousands of years, there is no assurance that one or more will not erupt again, perhaps in the near future. As scientists say, "There is no such thing as a dead volcano...
Elsie had a heart attack in 1965, and the Baumanns sold the original Elsie's to Phillip Markell. They moved to Falmouth, and were so restless they opened a new restaurant one year later...
...unbearable heat and dust which return with a violent brutality each year. Olivia and Anne, or the other hand, couldn't be more different physically and socially. Both must adhere to the mores of Indian and British societies which apply in their time, although they seem to share a restless vitality which ultimately marks them as outsiders...
...party, too, is restless. Buried deep in the ranks of its 35 million to 40 million members are old careerists and rice-bowl men who grabbed offices during the Cultural Revolution. Many have been forced out. But millions remain, and they must somehow finally be ousted. A purge is scheduled for late this year. Party cells are already being called together to restore the shattered morale of all those who were once willing to give their lives to high purpose...