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...problem: the chanteuse had hardly ever spoken, much less sung, a word of English. Even as she rapidly learned the language, she was sometimes baffled by nuances. Producer Foster recalls a recording session in which he cheered Dion's best moments by shouting, "That's bitchin'!" Unfamiliar with the slang, Dion grew upset: she thought Foster was cursing her performance...
...research mainly relies on laboratory observation rather than parental reports, Arcus said. Infants were presented with unfamiliar stimuli and their reactions were recorded to mark any signs of fear...
...Clinton administration clearly thinks that the European welfare states such as Germany have, in a large degree, "got it right." But it is very easy to see the successes caused by unfamiliar policies in unfamiliar places; to discover their flaws often proves much more difficult...
...Hong Kong import directed by Michael Mak, purports to be an adaptation of a classic Ming Dynasty novel known as The Carnal Prayer Mat. Being unfamiliar with the novel, this reviewer is in no position to judge the faithfulness of Mak to his source. However, it would appear that the film makers are using the novel simply to lend respectability to soft-core porn...
That sums up Clinton's problem. In an unfamiliar world in which five decades of history have been overtaken by events, he must set a new course for America and decide how it should relate to its allies and former enemies. For a man who famously prefers domestic to foreign policy, Clinton is engaged in a particularly demanding international agenda this week. At summit meetings with NATO leaders in Brussels, with Central Europeans in Prague and with Boris Yeltsin in Moscow, he intends to take the first steps toward reshaping the entire East-West matrix. It is a task that...