Word: paces
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...story continues at this languid pace, which could frustrate even hard-core admirers. I could name two, and will. A while back I read the first three books aloud at bedtime to a young female of my acquaintance, and we sailed through them in a month. But no resolve could keep her awake through Goblet. That was six years ago, and she didn?t know how the story came out until she saw the film last week...
...What does a new director do on a sustained enterprise like the Potter films (or the James Bonds)? My guess is that, while the series? more or less permanent team keeps the furniture moving, so to speak, the man-for-hire attends to the film?s pace and the care and feeding of the actors. Newell did an exemplary job here, encouraging and eliciting a community of performance...
...Pace drinks to one or fewer per hour...
...city's heart is the Suq al-Milh, or salt market. It's a good spot for buying oasis dates or acacia honey, or watching locals bargain over khat, a narcotic leaf. If haggling in other markets has left you jaded, this one's a refreshing change of pace - no one hassles you to buy here. Locals are mostly indifferent to your presence; a few are curious. Hang out at a coffee shop by the Bab Al-Yaman, the city's main gate to the south, and watch men from the tribal areas wearing curved daggers and sarongs stroll past...
...first day of preseason practice is always an eye-opener for the freshmen on the Harvard football team. In full pads, in the muggy Massachusetts heat, the rookies get a crash course in college ball. The pace is vastly swifter than in high school. Coaches bark out rapid-fire orders. The drills are complex. The running never stops...