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While racism understandably raises its ugly head during wartime, with epithets and insults hurled in both directions, in fact this Japanese actor portrayed a Japanese warrior at his finest--someone whom Japanese viewers would be proud of.
Not much of a thriller, Juncture is a beautiful drama that also raises questions of moral importance.
As it flees from the night club, a waiter raises his hand: three bloody claw-marks from trying to stop the wild beast.
The whole thing is just too ridiculous for words, and neither chills, thrills or raises a laugh.
Such a little film and it raises so many questions.
It mainly raises questions about prejudices, not just about where people come from but simply about regarding others who are not like us.
Fascinatingly mannered early talkie adaptation of a semi-classic Somerset Maugham story, Rain starts wonderfully, with a rainstorm, then declines into a lurid drama of the sort that was considered shocking at the time (1932), and scarcely raises an eyebrow today.
The script is at least so inane in places as to be funny, and the plot is sufficiently wacky that it raises a small level of gonzoid fun.
DUring the final season of the show, Tom threw the best wrap parties, gave raises to the cast and crew, and expensive gifts from his bonus for staying one year.
It raises points about American culture as relates to sexual identity in ways seldom handled.
When Joe decides to 'act', he raises his eyebrows and smirks...ever so slightly.
Director Brian Katkin stylishly designs scenes to play off the no-budget elements and raises the bar.
Lawrence raises the son (Long) as his own.
Recent turmoil in Asian markets raises difficult questions about currency pegs, asset bubbles, inadequate banking supervision, and the lack of financial information which cannot be ignored.
Although the model worked, it raises some important questions about the relationship between capitalism and democracy.
The basic idea behind modern economic growth – which started in the late eighteenth century – is that it involves constructing physical capital (buildings, machines, and infrastructure), increasing education levels, and combining these “factors of production” in a way that raises productivity.
But contemplating potential new bioweapons raises deeply worrying possibilities that return us to the problem of how to ensure ethics in scientific research.
This raises the danger that the EU and IMF will feel compelled to withdraw their support, leading to a disorderly debt default – and the social, political, and economic chaos that this scenario portends.
Does that experience suggest that the NASDAQ index will drop sharply if the Fed raises interest rates on June 30?
On the other hand, China’s rejection of a Permanent Court of Arbitration judgment last year against its territorial claims in the South China Sea raises troublesome questions.
This raises another risk: with major law-enforcement assets deployed in or near Sochi, terrorists might try to strike elsewhere during the Olympics.
That difference raises the question of whether it is worth striving for a United States of Europe – a concept that many refuse to accept, because they do not believe in the possibility of a unified European identity.
This raises another concern.
Moreover, free-trade zones bring greater competition, including from foreign firms, which raises risks of increased unemployment and capital flight.
The recent fighting in Macedonia, which left eight police officers and 14 Albanian militants dead, raises the specter of renewed violence.
Helicopter money raises both legal and technical difficulties.
For example, research finds that women tend to be less confident and less likely to negotiate for pay raises and promotions than equally qualified men.
It is a shift that raises a major question: if those who are willing to act prove incapable of doing so “successfully,” what happens to global stability unless those who are capable are also willing to step in?
If the FPC lowers capital requirements to encourage lending, but the MPC raises rates to cope with inflation, banks would face competing pressures.
Given the difference of 3% of GDP, the 20% import tax and 20% export subsidy raises a net 0.6% of GDP, now equal to $120 billion a year.
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