Word: tediousness
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...deadly combination of mediocre themes and an unncessary number of soloists; this means that each theme is heard at least three times in a row, from the cellist, the violinist, and the pianist, before it is allowed to die. The certainty of this repetition quickly becomes tedious, especially in the first and third movements. Indeed, the third movement, a jaunty Rondo alla polacca, repeatedly tests the listener's patience with cadences that sound like a conclusion, only to keep going and going...
...theater, patrons are received by a greeter in a Disney visor who gives a standard "welcome to the theme park" speech and escorts each ticket holder to the seating area. This is all very funny the first time it happens, but if you're waiting in line, it grows tedious rather quickly...
Save for occasional tedious digressions--four whole paragraphs on Nona's yoga breathing--Nunez limns Nona's search for self with some impressively elegant writing, which gives this book its true appeal. Of the love letters Nona receives, Nunez writes, "They were carried away not by love but by the vocabulary of love, the adjectives and verbs of love, one smooth golden word following another, like honey dripping from a spoon." For the most part, Nunez's prose flows just as fluidly...
...first-years have settled into a routine by now. All classes are in order, sections scheduled, extracurriculars getting under way, roommates kind of cool. College isn't so bad. Some classes are fun, some tedious, some too early in the morning after those late nights talking about stuff. And now there are no more mandatory meetings with that special, helpful person--the freshman proctor...
...idea for the Course Decision Assistant came about when Digitas Technology Director Chung-Chieh "Ken" Shan '99 visited Digitas President Alexander Y. Wong '98-'99 this summer, lamenting the tedious process of searching and selecting his classes...