Word: tediousness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would have been wise to follow the example of other G&S troupes, which seldom if ever mount this little-known work by the famous duo. As a matter of fact, the story of the colonization of Utopia and its incorporation into Utopia Limited borders on the inane and tedious. Not only do the lyrics and score lack the crisp wit and euphonic melodies that characterize most G&S operettas, but also most of the satire falls flat in front of an American audience. It isn't until late in the first act that we realize that much...
Still, critics were kind and generally encouraging about the first week's programs, which ranged from a tedious game show to Walter, a stops-out original television film starring Ian McKellen as a retarded outcast assaulted during his first night in a mental hospital by a hunchbacked midget. All the shows will be developed for Channel 4 by independent producers; by subsidizing 20 full-length features for the Film on Four series, Chief Executive Jeremy Isaacs hopes that his channel can help rejuvenate the country's languishing movie industry. As Britain settles in with Channel...
Question: Is it possible to make a merry little comic romp out of what is essentially a lugubrious James M. Cain triangle: a wife and lover teaming up to murder the tedious husband who spoils their...
...think in the case of the rent adjustor the job would become very tedious and very high pressured in the case of the public information officer...
...unless you have a knowledge of football, it is difficult to appreciate the game. Europeans hate American football. They find it slow-paced, boring, and tedious to watch. However, even the most ignorant spectator--just off the boat from Qatar--can value the action of volleyball being performed in front...