Word: tensioning
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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With the announcement of Suleiman's candidacy immediately following Annapolis, it was widely assumed that Syria and the U.S. had brokered a deal to fill the Lebanese presidency as a way to help ease months of tension between their respective allies in Lebanon. However, senior March 14 politicians tell TIME that the proposal to nominate Suleiman had arisen more than a week before Annapolis, several days before Syria even announced it would attend the peace conference. The anti-Syrian block had determined it was better to choose a President acceptable to the opposition than risk a prolonged constitutional vacuum...
...sense, the film tries too hard to be all-encompassing. While most of the subject matter, and even the jokes at some points, may go over the heads of younger members in audience, it’s not sufficiently witty enough to be consistently enjoyable for older viewers. This tension carries over to Portman’s performance—having played serious roles for the majority of her career, her puns and exaggerated expressions are forced or saccharine sweet. She is definitely more comfortable dramatically choking back tears as Mr. Magorium prepares to leave. On the other hand, Zach...
...facilitates interaction between students and prominent public figures, including politicians and entertainers. Baldwin started off the session with a reflection on his own politically charged college days as an undergraduate at George Washington University, which he described as a “different world,” full of tension between students and the administration. “I remember going to school—we got political right away. I’m curious at the reasons why it seems less so now,” he said. True to his word, Baldwin himself wasn’t afraid...
...Wayne Swan "There does need to be an urgency about dealing with inflationary pressures." Experience: Shadow Treasurer since 2004 Rudd confirmed the party's former numbers man as Treasury spokesman despite past tension between the two men. Like his leader, the former lecturer in public administration is from Queensland, a key Labor battleground. Swan plays tough and held his own against Peter Costello in their campaign debate. Rudd has confirmed Swan will be Treasurer if Labor wins...
...narrative. The character dynamic, from the beginning of the film, is in a perpetual state of breakdown. Kidman finds Leigh and Black in a delicate emotional equilibrium that’s quickly thrown into disarray upon her arrival. Every conversation between the two sisters is ripe with tension, which spills over into the Leigh’s engagement, Kidman’s marriage, and the more central relationship between Kidman and Pais. The inevitable catharsis plays out against an idyllic autumn backdrop on the North Atlantic shore, a setting that Baumbach curiously doesn’t exploit as well...