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I nearly had to
staple
myself to the floor to watch the ending.
True, the Saturday morning
staple
of the 1970's had its own cheesiness in special effects, and acting.
Despite not having one scene where something ill-defined and much less pleasant to look at jumps at the viewer in that "Boo" gesture -- a requisite and
staple
of modern horror -- Kiyoshi Kurosawa's KAIRO is an unnerving collection of disturbing images that are so freakish in nature as to make the skin creep in bouts of goose-flesh.
An unfortunate waste of a potentially good opportunity: a pilferation of the Harvey Comics
staple
about a friendly ghost looking for friends, and the loner teen and her father who take up residence in the mansion haunted by Casper and other apparitions of the boo-and-cackle variety.
The training sequence, a
staple
of the "fighting tournament" B-movie, is a perfect microcosm of how the movie is as a whole; shabby, questionable in logic and technique, sparse in action and intelligence, heavy on clichés, and despite the possible enjoyment one could get from how bad it is, simply uninteresting.
I didn't see it then; it was several years later, when it was a
staple
at 'midnight movie' showings (as was 'Magical Mystery Tour').
Lionel Atwill, a 1930s Universal Studio staple, is terrific--just mysterious enough to keep you guessing.
The very slender plot of this unusual W.C. Fields vehicle centers on the antics of the "Great McGonigle" (Fields), a con artist in charge of a theatrical troupe that tours the country performing that
staple
of late 19th century melodrama, "The Drunkard."
"Deadtime Stories" as noted here, was a cheapo video
staple
for a long time.
It is well balanced and does not have unnecessary cosmetic scenes that seem to be a
staple
of Hindi films.
I'm no fan of series, and if this is what they have to offer, I will keep my
staple
of Simpsons and Seinfeld reruns.
Hannity and Colmes has been a
staple
of my news intake for several years now.
This show was a
staple
of my childhood and I find that I still connect to the humour and drama, even if the medicine is out-of-date.
Starving farmers, if unassisted, may return to cultivating a very reliable cash crop: the opium poppy, long a
staple
of the warlord economy.
Reducing the prices of
staple
food by even a modest 10% (far below the average premium cartels around the world charge) by tackling anticompetitive behavior in these sectors, or by reforming regulations that shield them from competition, could lift 270,000 people in Kenya, 200,000 in South Africa, and 20,000 in Zambia out of poverty.
Ethnic nationalism like that enshrined by Israel’s nation-state law has long been a
staple
of politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
These are not space-age technologies, but
staple
goods that the world needs.
Consider a preventable disease that most people have never heard of: konzo, a permanent, irreversible, upper-motor neuron disorder, common in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa that rely on the bitter varieties of the cassava plant as a
staple
crop.
This “fortification” is common in many countries, and can be adapted to add micronutrients to any
staple
food.
That great
staple
of political rhetoric appears to have been buried across the developing world.
Governments lose their legitimacy when they cannot guarantee their populations’ most basic needs: safe drinking water,
staple
food crops, and fodder and water for the animal herds on which communities depend for their meager livelihoods.
Redeeming the United NationsFor a United Nations official to discuss reform of the international system is rather like an Englishman talking about the weather: it is a
staple
of daily conversation, but it always seems that real change remains just over the horizon.
Three billion people depend on rice as their
staple
food, with 10% at risk for vitamin A deficiency, which, according to the World Health Organization, causes 250,000-500,000 children to go blind each year.
To be sure, handing out vitamin pills or adding vitamin A to
staple
products can make a difference.
Antagonism and recklessness are his modus operandi, and inciting hatred against Muslims was a
staple
of his campaign.
Creative accounting, long a
staple
of supply-side economics, has never been more imaginative.
Counter-terrorism against groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (which now calls itself simply the “Islamic State”) – whether by drones, small raids, or the training and arming of local partners – must become a
staple
of policy.
Why Press Freedom is Good BusinessLONDON – Press freedom and independence, a
staple
ingredient of democracy worldwide, is declining at an alarming pace, according to the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Despite the racist and sexist messages that have been a
staple
of Fox News’s reporting and commentary since the network was launched in 1996, it took more than 20 lawsuits alleging racial and sexual discrimination to bring real recognition to the problem.
Payment arrears on food imports amount to $2.4 billion, leading to a substantial shortage of
staple
goods.
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