Word: certain
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...training at the Boston Ballet School, inevitably lack the precision that comes with years of training. Perhaps a reflection of the collaborative efforts of multiple choreographers (Anna-Marie Holmes, Bruce Marks, Sydney Leonard and Daniel Pelzig) rather than of one person's vision, the many dances sometimes appear disjointed. Certain scenes in Act II could definitely profit from some alterations. The dance of the Russian soldiers in scene six, accompanied by possibly the most rousing segment of Tchaikovsky's score, fails to project the same enthusiasm present in the music. Equally anti-climactic is the Arabian Coffee dance in scene...
...people go to auctions? The cynic immediately says, "Oh don't be ridiculous. There are certain items that won't be sold anywhere else BUT at an auction. It's not really a choice...
...Frank Leonard for President. The phrase has a certain ring to it, a sound one can only obtain if lucky enough to have a proper name for both first AND last name. Frank Leonard for President meets me in the courtyard of Kirkland House. I am led to a seemingly modest room in a Kirkland entryway, but what lies behind its door is no tame student residence--it is the campaign war room of Frank Leonard for President. From this well-equipped room complete with schedules and strategies on the wall, a vacuumed carpet, bottles of vodka on the mantle...
...Pleasure myself? Um, I'd like to think that I'm good to myself. But um... I'm just going to avoid interpreting that as how many times a week do you masturbate. I try to do certain things at least every day to make myself happy. Things that are purely for me. There's a baseball columnist that I read every day. I often stop by and get smoothies. Friday and Saturday night I always try to do something fun, even just for a couple of hours...
Critics of such foreign donations worry that they could come with strings attached. For example, a chair could carry certain requirements for the person appointed or discourage future donors from giving to that area...