Word: unforeseens
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...reasons I really recruited her: not because she was just a great fencer, but I knew she would add to our team overall. And she has proven that.” At the Junior World Championships in Taebacek City, South Korea, nonetheless, Cross faced unforeseen challenges. Cross entered the qualification round ranked No. 10, an unlikely draw that matched her up against two Russians who currently ranked among the best junior fencers in the world. Cross barely escaped the second of the two bouts with a 15-14 win. Surprised to make it to the gold-medal bout, one familiar...
...Barry Sonnenfeld Columbia Pictures 2 stars Barry Sonnenfeld’s (“Men in Black II”) family-adventure flick “R.V.” suggests that two things will happen to relatives who vacation in a motor home: they will bond in unforeseen ways, and they will constantly face complications involving fecal matter. “R.V.” depends largely on potty humor to elicit laughs, which is disappointing in light of its sharp comic cast featuring Robin Williams and Cheryl Hine (of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fame...
...anime and sci-fi clubs, a fact that is funny only when one learns that the Society is dedicated to re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th century civilizations. Neon Genesis Evangelion, Battlestar Galactica, and the ancient Phoenicians—what a combo!Maybe unforeseen synergies will indeed arise from these student space shotgun marriages. But many of them raise serious concerns. Harvard’s three competing satire magazines share the same offices, which will make it hard for the magazines to retain the independence of their operations. Cohabitation could help coordinate the efforts of Fuerza Latina...
Coming soon to every theater near you: more of the freakin' same! Summer means blockbusters, and that usually means sequels, prequels or remakes. Gone are the days when movies guaranteed the unforeseen: famous actors, yes, but in new roles; familiar genres, sure, but with different stories. Today the demand that Diaghilev made of Jean Cocteau-"Astonish me!"-has become "Remind me." Moviemakers and movie watchers, both groups in a historically cautious mind-set, want more of the same: tiny twists on proven franchises, like the pleasures of a living-room drama or sitcom. In this surprise-resistant summer, that...
Ellwood emphasized the importance of maintaining the school’s financial reserves to prepare for unforeseen events, such as an avian flu pandemic, that could put the school in a “challenging situation...