Word: somewhat
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Anna has a long and somewhat troubled pedigree. The story originated with the experiences of a then unknown schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens who was hired by King Mongkut of Siam (now Thailand) to teach English to his children. Leonowens chronicled in detail her supposed experiences in Siam, and the memoirs written by this self-titled "governess" served as the basis for a novel by Margaret Landon entitled Anna and the King of Siam. In these memoirs, she claimed -- it turned out later, falsely -- that she developed a deep relationship with the King, and this is the central focus of the upcoming...
...Lamb tried to do both, but fell somewhat short. The exuberance of the band was undeniable, with the overlaying drums, bass and trumpet adding immediacy, but the live touches all seemed rather incidental. Davy, for example, sounded like he was playing samples--live, to be sure, but the same notes to be found on the album. A couple of Thorne's bass solos were nice touches, as was Barlow's delight in distorting Rhodes's voice, but most of the tracks were indistinguishable from their studio counterparts. Lamb make excellent pop songs, but, judging from Saturday's show, there really...
That Hartford attack will be weakened somewhat, however, by the absence of senior forward Sandra Doreleijers. Doreleijers--who leads Hartford with four goals and nine points this season--will be kept out of the game with an undisclosed injury...
...somewhat unsettling to see that thrill seeking to the point of looking death in the eye is replacing more valuable pursuits--responsibility for others, respect, tolerance and religion. WERNER RADTKE Paderborn, Germany...
...book Pat Buchanan tells us what he would have done if he'd been President when Nazi Germany was waging war on England and France: Nothing. Adolf Hitler, he insists, was somewhat misunderstood. The Nazis only wanted to move east into Russia and Eastern Europe--which posed no threat to U.S. interests--until we got them all riled up. The Holocaust? A bad thing, certainly, but not the kind of problem that should drag a nation into...