Word: sinning
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...same thing, like his ambition, which was great for movies, tough on his co-workers. The Hollywood numbers are smartly chosen, and there?s some rare footage: of the teen Gene dancing, and of Gene in "Pal Joey," filmed surreptitiously by a fan. (The documentary also commits a mortal sin. In the middle of the single most famous shot in the Kelly oeuvre - from "Singin? in the Rain," when Gene is whirls on the rain-drenched street and the camera cranes back and up - Trachtenberg cuts to a talking head. Unforgivable! Hey, Joe, get me a tarantula...
...stiffing of the Commission the only sin of the once so Europe-minded Germans. Indeed, Schröder has racked up quite a record in recent times. Take cars, something very dear to the European consumer. Competition Commissioner Mario Monti wants to break up the informal shelters that allow carmakers to charge different prices in different markets. But Schröder, eyeing the profits and employment rolls of VW, Daimler, Opel et al., doesn't like it. Liberalization of the energy market? No, says Berlin, we don't want a European regulatory commission that would set Europe-wide "tolls...
...other hand, the recurring conflicts of A Multitude of Sins may be too repetitive to make an American “classic.” Its scope is somewhat limited and its ability to inspire Americans over time is far from a sure thing. As can be inferred from its title, Ford believes that subversive action through sin is easier for Americans to accomplish than good deeds. By sinning, Ford suggests that characters can distinguish their lives from their pedestrian middle-class routines...
...sin of choice is adultery. In each story, families and marriages are affected by infidelity, affairs and divorce. He portrays the effects on a son after his father leaves for another man and his mother finds a new lover. He shows every aspect of broken marriages, from the perspective of the faithful man to the inner thoughts of the female adulterer. The varied portrayal and interpretation of this single sin reflects the exhaustive scope of Ford’s imagination...
...Huskies rank 12th nationally on the power play with an impressive 22 percent conversion rate and 12th also in penalty killing efficiency at 85.2 percent. Harvard played right into the Huskies’ hands on that account, logging 10 minutes in the sin bin, which directly led to three Northeastern goals...