Word: summed
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...fatalistic inability of the characters to understand or to control the events of their lives is expressed in these words--they pop out of the dialogue and steer one towards understanding, even when the sum of the conversation is obtuse. Through these moments of clarity, Mamet offers us clues to 'the cryptogram...
Contescu admitted she did not pay rent toHarrop during her tenancy, but said that she hadpaid the doctor an advance deposit of more than$3,000, which he illegally solicited in defianceof rent control laws. She said the sum was morethan enough to cover the rent, then $221 a month...
...sum up: probably. But wordplay soon swamps a vigorous plot. Much traditional writing is, you might say, in this book linguistically taboo, a vast anomaly calling for a radical, slightly wacky approach to put things right. To wit, this famous soliloquy that a world-class playwright wrought for a moody Scandinavian scion: "Living or not living: that is what I ask." Or an alcoholic bard's notoriously rhythmical night thoughts: "'Twas upon a midnight tristful I sat poring, wan and wistful/ Through many a quaint and curious list full of my consorts slain." A mournful coda follows: "Quoth that Black...
...from his Los Angeles production of Sunset Boulevard last year, claiming the cinema star wasn't up to its ``musical demands,'' she countered by slapping him with a $6 million lawsuit. But now composer and actress are practically humming in harmony, having settled their differences for an undisclosed sum--reported to be $1.5 million. Dunaway said she was pleased they were able to ``patch up a very painful public rift,'' and Lloyd Webber lauded her as ``an extraordinary talent.'' A happy ending for both, even if they are riding off into different sunsets...
...That sum represents a gain of more than $55 million since the University campaign was officially launched...