Word: swoops
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...found only in the teachings of his religion. "The most important thing is to teach all Japanese people, seriously and strongly. Even if they don't believe in the beginning, it is important that they know." After Asai leaves the stage, the crowd disperses. The black-suited guards swoop down on me as I try to introduce myself to members. Outside, a middle-aged woman clutching a tape recorder offers to explain her beliefs. "There will be a big disaster in Japan, and Asai sensei will become the leader," she says. "You never know from one year to the next...
...Despite herself, she smiles at his line - "The clouds broke/ They broke and/ Oh, what a break for me!" - and the corniness of his stage-tenor rendition; he's given a vocal swoop to it and, on "Me," touched his heart. Will this rain never stop? She apprehensively glances outside; no change in the weather. He finishes the chorus with "Long as I can be with you/ It's a lovely day." She's still not won over...
...this reshuffling of the musical’s center is fascination with Todd’s journey, which still remains the center of the plot. Rather than enjoying the ironic beauty of “Pretty Women,” we wonder why Todd takes so long to swoop in for the kill. With an unchanging Todd, the plot’s development seems as mechanical as the production’s impressive...
...Also, Swiss law treats seriously its obligations not to repatriate asylum seekers who claim their lives would be in danger in their home countries. "When these guys get here, they already know how the system works and how to pull the strings," agent Martin says. Even when police do swoop - they intercepted 1,175 African dealers last year, compared with 581 in 2000 - "they're only out of circulation for a few hours," Séchaud says. "In any case, these guys are not deterred by the idea of imprisonment. For them, a stay in a Swiss prison is like...
...available for $88 from www.dollsanddarlings.com. A pattern once appropriate only on Grandfather’s coat has quickly become a popular bikini design over the past several years. “Getting our bikini on Kate Moss cut the average age of our customers 30 years in one fell swoop,” Rose Marie Bravo, the woman behind the magical Burberry transformation, recently told Time Magazine...