Word: shoving
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...spectacular visuals simply accentuate the problems in Meet Joe Black; instead of fleshed-out characters, instead of a compelling narrative, instead of subtlety, it offers us lush backgrounds and swelling music. Knowing full well that the movie can't elicit audience response on its own, Brest tries to shove romance down our throats...
...make a point. When he was 21 years old, the world's arguments reached him with deadly force and printed their worst conclusions across him. So he was stretched along a Wyoming fence not just as a dying young man but as a signpost. "When push comes to shove," it says, "this is what we have in mind for gays...
...targets whirring away to an appropriate distance and fire away down the 75-yard range. Glass windows offer admiring spectators a chance to get in on the action. For the uninitiated, it is a bit jarring to the nerves, ear-muffs and all, to have your fumbling attempts to shove bullets into an unwieldy cartridge punctuated by rapid fire. It is even more heart-pounding to raise the loaded weapon, lower the safety, point and shoot. It's hard to know just how far to squeeze the trigger before the gun will fire, spitting flame with a rough bark...
Three plays later, Menick carried for three yards behind left guard, which should have given Harvard a third-and-eight at the Mountain Hawks' 11-yard line. But Menick took issue with strong safety Sam Brinley's aggressive tackle and popped up off the turf to deliver a shove to Brinley's face...
...push comes to shove, and your scholarly future is on the line, consider that Harvard will still be here after you take a year off for academic difficulties. If you are a Cubs fan, the playoffs may not. Choose carefully...