Word: switches
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...town, he does so, despite Sonny’s pleas. But when she begs him to return a few months later, he somewhat inexplicably obliges, only to be further manipulated and taken advantage of. During this second visit, identities are divulged one after the other, allegiances between characters switch every five seconds, and the plot dissolves into a convoluted mess that comes to a head in the aforementioned steak murder scene...
...full of fire at the man he had become / And his soul was seldom higher with the falsities of fun.” But the song gradually intensifies, boasting, at its climax, full choral accompaniment, deep, forceful piano chords, and the dramatic rumble of orchestral percussion. With a switch to a major key near the end, the song’s brooding quality eventually gives way to a lighter tone, but its passion is maintained. The track ends on a truly epic note, as the full choir’s harmony and the percussion’s deep rumblings ascend...
...suitcases that the agency took into Afghanistan in the early days of the invasion was not aimed at funding women's literacy projects; its purpose was to buy off the local warlords who control all the valleys, recognizing the fact that power changes hands in Afghanistan when those warlords switch their allegiances. Karzai probably considers the U.S. political leadership naive for believing that a pro-Western government there can survive without paying off a lot of unsavory characters. (See a story about President Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan in March...
...have? Was it insignificant enough to justify her exclusion from the Oscars' annual montage of farewells last month? (Answer: She made Cannonball Run but was quite good in The Apostle. Otherwise, she was a TV star.) It was easier to look the information up on the iPad rather than switch on a computer or fumble through the multiple steps required on a smart phone. All the iPad did was lie flat on a side table while we talked, a self-contained encyclopedic world waiting to be consulted...
...Haitians live in the belly of the beast," says another man made homeless by the quake who wanted to remain anonymous. "You have to be in the belly to understand the system. The people outside don't understand." Despite this record, the international community has decided to switch gears. Instead of funneling aid through non-governmental organizations, they say they will not bypass the bureaucracy of Port-au-Prince, hoping to strengthen it. Clinton recently called on all NGOs to "work ourselves out of a job" and make the Haitian government more self-sufficient. (See the top 10 deadliest earthquakes...