Word: needlessly
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...Interesting” was Basement Jaxx at their worst, during the momentum-breaking ballad “Broken Dreams.” At their repeated best, they tore up the place song after song and had the delirious crowd cheering for more bass pressure. Needless to say, the enthusiasm-draining late start and opening act were all but forgotten...
...take the stage. To point out that Pidgeon is mostly known for interpretations of her husband’s (Mamet’s) work would be to short-change her charm, sense of humor and musical ability (which is displayed on her fourth CD, the recently released Tangerine). Needless to say, with Pidgeon’s film career so active, it has become difficult for theater audiences to see her back on the stage, especially in the Boston area. As one theatergoer commented, it would be worth it to watch her read the phone book...
...Jakarta say that the police would (probably) oppose any so-called "sweeping." Eventually that statement was further modified to indicate staunch support for law and order. Gradually, and only after a distressingly long debate, the government seems poised to confirm that all people will be protected from threats. Resolve, needless to say, does not appear to be particularly firm...
...similarly harrowing process. The idea that becoming assistant editor of a college newspaper or joining the business board of a humor magazine demands such a stressful process is ludicrous. But kids have such an inflated sense of themselves, their lofty positions over their peers, that they indulge in needless abuse. Compers of the Lampoon’s literature board—the writers—meet with established ‘Poonsters at “office hours.” The metaphor is telling. The people who make these organizations’ processes such a pain aren?...
...these basic truths, in many respects the rally was preaching to the choir. Aside from a few emotional outbursts soon after the bombing, all of our leaders condemn acts that smack of “indiscriminate violence,” and unlike the terrorists, none of them support the needless killing of innocents. Who would be opposed to “a reasoned, just and forward-looking response” to our national tragedy? The important question is what responses are reasonable, what actions are just—and on this question, the speakers were silent. In order to affect...