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A film like this, an "Odd Couple"-ish, war of the classes, should be light and fun, with leads who can bounce off one another with witty, even romantic, dialogue, for what else can a film whose plot involves two disparate people stranded, really be? Honestly, I don't think anyone involved knew exactly the tone they were trying for; it succeeds neither as comedy (I defy you to laugh even once) or romance (Madonna's ice-princess routine precludes ANY chemistry).
While the whole premise of the science involved has a deep flaw in it, it's not the sort of flaw that precludes the suspension of disbelief.
the time shifts were also guilty of this - leaving the viewer frustrated "get on with it!!!". a great movie for those who have trouble working out difficult plot construction - ie six year-olds, but the violence precludes this unfortunately.
But targeting the consumer price index precludes this, because depreciation would raise the price of imported oil, food, and other tradable commodities.
This spending consumes a large proportion of poorer households’ income, precludes more productive household investments, creates few jobs, and often remains untaxed, as doctors and hospitals are frequently paid under the counter.
Whatever symbolic value this may have is overshadowed by the fact that the statute of limitations already precludes any legal action on this issue.
Its framers understood that social and cultural stigmatization precludes full participation in public life and the ability to influence policies and obtain justice.
This precludes deficit finance to boost growth.
The SPD, together with the Greens, will have to take the fight to the political center, which precludes competing with the Left for fringe voters.
And trying to ignore social actors that play an essential role at the national and local levels precludes the popular legitimacy that successful policymaking requires.
On the other hand, Germany’s representative on the Governing Council is sworn to secrecy, which, the plaintiffs argue, precludes any accountability to the Bundestag.
This system keeps Russia’s elites from pushing for change (unlike in the past, when those elites did attempt to initiate reforms), as it precludes the possibility of anti-Putin intrigue.
Because Russian and Chinese intransigence precludes the UN from establishing a no-fly zone, the Arab League and NATO should jointly take the lead.
This precludes agreement on creative and effective solutions.
But, because euro membership precludes that option, financially sound Northern European countries would once again be called upon to help with European Central Bank loan guarantees and financial transfers, while tolerating the newly added eurozone members’ self-service with the printing press.
A single currency also means a common exchange rate relative to other currencies, which, for any country within the euro zone, precludes a natural market response to a chronic trade deficit.
The sheer scale of public borrowing precludes interest rates from falling despite the presence of new lenders on the scene.
By continuing to maintain its illegal occupation of Japanese territory, however, Russia precludes expansive Japanese involvement in this effort, effectively leaving the Chinese to dominate the region’s development.
This precludes any progress toward a peace settlement at a time when progress on the Palestinian problem could help avert conflagration in the greater Middle East.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after congratulating Macron, made clear that she will consider no fiscal-policy changes – a stance that precludes a common eurozone treasury.
But in a shock-prone world, it is a fragile system, because it precludes anything but modest countercyclical policy.
But the country’s internal disarray precludes the government’s ability to influence events positively.
Some economists point to imperfect information, which precludes companies from considering the higher returns on investment available in the developing world.
Whether true or not, the political salience of the issue underscores the dangers of an arrangement that precludes the SNB from focusing fully on economic and price stability.
As long as it lacks the strength to achieve its more ambitious objectives, its intransigence in no way precludes negotiations with Israel or even peace treaties, as long as such agreements advance its long-term goals.
Although the precise rate of unemployment for particular ethnic groups is not known (French law precludes collecting data by ethnic classification), anecdotal evidence suggests much higher levels of joblessness for immigrants and their descendants.
The Argentine people and their future governments will be bound by a text that precludes the pursuit of justice.
The Unnatural Death of Natural MonopolyCHICAGO: The old concept in economics of "natural" monopoly refers to an industry where the technological advantages of large-scale production precludes efficient competition among smaller companies.
UN Security Council Resolution 1244, the supreme law here, precludes this unless both sides – Serbia and Kosovo – agree to it in negotiations.
Nevertheless, by default, essentialism precludes an examination of the actual origins of these traits by taking for granted that groups or countries exhibit certain characteristics simply because that is “how they are.”