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Michael Crichton is probably heaving a huge sigh of relief. The author of Jurassic Park and The Lost World is known as a stickler for scientific accuracy in his books and the films made from them. But honestly, how much terror could readers and filmgoers have worked up at the idea of people trapped on a tropical island and chased around by a pack of large chickens? That sort of thing is more in Woody Allen's line...
Absolutely. from the choirgirl hotel may not have packed the striking punch that some of its predecessors did, but it remains a strong and (sigh of relief) graspable addition to Amos' musical career. Plus, as any true Tori fan knows, her albums--however wonderful or perplexing-- increase in meaning and enjoyability through time. In this sense as well, choirgirl hotel is undoubtedly destined to be a triumph...
...plenty of exercise. While my grandfather had a heart attack at 60, he lived to be 86. And my father, now 75, hasn't had any cardiac problems at all. My total cholesterol is just a little high at 200. My only real risk factor is (deep sigh) age: a few months from now, I'll turn 45, which, the experts say, pushes the danger up a notch. But I can't do much about that...
...brokers who break their promises and keep asking for more money. Stand strong, but play on their sympathy and fear. "We just won't be able to take it with a 15 percent commission, but we do really want this apartment," I told the broker and gave a heartfelt sigh. And surprisingly, the fixed commission rate was negotiable...
...curriculum: His final exam was invariably based on five books on this reading list. If you read those, you were home free. I had other things to do that spring and I didn't go to any classes. I read the five books and sure enough, with a great sigh of relief I saw that the questions were all related to my reading. I wrote, I thought, a credible exam. I put a return-address slip in the blue book to see how well I had done. It came back with an E. I sailed up to see Dr. Whittlesly...