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I think I may have cracked a smile twice in this whole film...and only one genuine laugh...in the ENTIRE comedy film.
"Mifunes Sidste Sang" is brilliant!It's very humorous and funny and there's a good balance between irony and sadness.The acting is excellent and the direction is even better.Usually I'm not a fan of comedies but this film totally cracked me up!Gotta love especially the performance by Jesper Asholt(Rud).My highest recommendation.
The police cracked down on young people and took hundreds into custody.
He has cracked down on even the most restrained criticism or signs of dissent, and has even banned Internet jokes, including memes comparing him to Winnie the Pooh.
With a few hours and a lot of googling, one can learn much about how both countries’ governments have commandeered public media, cracked down on privately owned TV stations and newspapers, weakened constitutional courts, attacked immigrants, promoted hate speech against Jews, Muslims, and other minority groups, and unleashed online trolls.
The Russian economy has cracked, as has the ruble, foreign bank loans are not being repaid, and Yeltsin’s new/old choice for prime minister - Viktor Chernomyrdin - is having trouble getting his nomination approved by the Duma.
The leader of the Sunni Hamas can no longer support his Syrian host, who has cracked down on the Sunni-dominated opposition.
In February, Khatami’s government cracked down on illegal oil shipments through Iranian waters that were earning Baghdad hundreds of millions of dollars.
In October 2003, Putin cracked down on Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the CEO and main owner of Yukos oil, Russia’s most valuable company, who was thrown into prison on dubious charges of tax fraud after backing Putin’s political opponents.
If the whip is cracked in Tegucigalpa today, workers in Charlotte will feel it tomorrow.
Thus, China’s rulers acted in character last December, when they cracked down on news organizations that were getting a bit too assertive.
The Chinese government barred all foreign journalists from Tibet when it cracked down hard on protesters before the 2008 Olympics.
To the US, China is a big-data dictatorship that has detained one million Uighurs in concentration camps, cracked down on Christians, curtailed civil rights, and destroyed the environment – all while building up its military and threatening America’s regional allies.
The claim that gun ownership ensures freedom is especially absurd, given that most of the world’s vibrant democracies have long since cracked down on private gun ownership.
The then Communist government cracked down on protesters, leaving at least one person dead, while numerous allegations of widespread torture further traumatized and divided Moldovan society.
After months of growing losses, bankruptcies, and market freezes, the financial system finally cracked.
The facilities in nearby Maselleh and Katherie had cracked walls, leaky roofs, and so few cupboards that supplies like syringes and medical registers had to be stacked on the floor.
Even in the prime commercial districts and chic neighborhoods of Bangkok, the nation’s richest city, a short walk reveals miles of cracked pavements, piles of uncollected garbage, and rats scurrying freely.
Both governments have cracked down on nongovernmental organizations and targeted or co-opted the media.
Last November, Andhra Pradesh, one of India’s most populous states, cracked down heavily on private microfinance institutions (PMFIs), banning many of their activities and telling borrowers they did not need to repay their loans.
The confidence of the Politburo and Government cracked as leaders did not know what to choose from the numerous reforms being offered.
The lavender ceiling has been cracked, but there is nowhere in the world today where inclusiveness has been fully achieved.
The crowd cracked up.
Is Central Bank Independence All It’s Cracked up to Be?Alan Greenspan attained an almost iconic status as Governor of the Federal Reserve Board.
It cracked the yoke of conservatism and totalitarian thought, enabling the desire for personal and collective autonomy and freedom to express itself.
In the meantime, China’s securities and insurance regulators have cracked down on activities like hostile takeovers.
And those where confidence in the government’s liabilities has cracked, forcing the government into austerity, are doing worst.
Now the question is: will Britain – where confidence in the government has not cracked and where austerity is not forced but chosen – join the others at the bottom and serve as a horrible warning?
The third key lever to make housing more affordable relates to operations and maintenance – everything from heating the building to repairing cracked tiles – which account for 20-30% of total housing costs.
The Return of the Ugly GermanBERLIN – During the long night of negotiations over Greece on July 12-13, something fundamental to the European Union cracked.
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