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Some group leaders say they fear that when first-years decide on the basis of brief mailings and quick impressions, the less prominent orchestras get short shrift due to lack of name recognition...
While the players never gave us an ounce of sass or trouble, the season was not without incident. We had one zealous father who thought we weren't doing right by his son, and indeed we may have given the lad short shrift in response to being pressured. After a game in which I screwed up a substitution, which resulted in this player not getting an at-bat, the father somewhat publicly berated me and my coaching. But he was just a father who cared a lot about his son, and his son was a very sweet...
...case, McConaughey and the rest of the supporting cast are all subordinated to Foster's principal--an understandable decision, but not necessarily the best one. The shortest shrift is given to Angela Bassett as a crisply level-headed Presidential aide who appears just often enough to make you wish she'd been given a meatier role. Woods as the necessary pain-in-the-ass gets a few laughs, but not enough to prevent a certain deadening feel from setting...
...working to ensure that HNP officers face criminal charges when warranted. Unfortunately, there is no quick fix, as the problems did not originate with the creation of the HNP in 1996 but have developed over decades. You failed to convey the complexity of the situation and gave short shrift to the HNP's commitment to protecting human rights. PIERRE DENIZE, Director General Haitian National Police Port-au-Prince...
Unfortunately, the administration refuses to recognize this reality. By insisting on an inflexible, boarding-school-esque meal plan, and by refusing to provide warm and quiet late-night study spaces, Harvard gives night people short shrift...