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A good B-movie cast (Louise Fletcher, Shawn Weatherly, James Hong) and great special effects (for what they must have cost) allow the suspense that is built to sustain til the finish.
Perhaps, at over two hours, "Stray Dog" is a little too long to sustain its material.
The plot, what there is of it, is poorly thought out and does not sustain ones' interest unless you are looking for a primer on how not to script a movie.
I like films of all ages, they don't need loads of action or naked people to sustain my interest, a good plot is enough.
The suspense here comes more from wondering how Hitchcock is going to sustain interest in a film shot entirely within the confines of a small boat rather than through any dramatic tension.
There is not enough here to sustain a movie, however.
But this recognition is not a confession of weakness; instead, it reflects his clear-sighted analysis of Russia's current predicament, and of the country's need to create, recreate, and sustain friendly relations among all of its neighbors if lost influence is to be regained.
In most parts of China, farming can no longer sustain a respectable standard of living.
The moment of truth comes when they fail to sustain prosperity.
The Future of Economic ConvergenceWASHINGTON, DC – Who can now sustain rapid economic growth?
As a result, there is good reason to think that China and India may be able to sustain annual growth rates of around 7%, while developed countries such as the US tend to average 2-3% growth.
Based on the experiences of successful countries, every developing country has the potential to sustain 8% annual growth (or higher) for several decades, and to become a middle- or even a high-income country in one or two generations.
With their share of global GDP increasing, developing countries would sustain relative demand for commodities, thereby preventing prices from reverting to the low levels that prevailed in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
When investors and central banks place their wealth in Treasury bonds and other US assets, the US government can go on spending whatever it needs to sustain its many security commitments around the world, and to finance its trade and budget deficits.
From the moment of victory, he will have scant time to put together a pact with the principal political forces that can sustain him.
Countries with per capita incomes close to the current Russian level sustain democracy for 15-20 years on average.
How, then, can we sustain worldwide economic progress while cutting back sharply on carbon emissions?
Preventing such an outcome requires that efforts to adjust to China’s “new normal” go beyond policies intended to sustain economic growth.
At the other end of the political spectrum, anti-state anarchists cannot help in building institutions that will sustain pro-poor investments.
Lower European demand and an oil price that no longer suffices to sustain Russia’s budget stand to hobble the Kremlin very quickly.
And the rapid economic growth that China’s leaders must sustain in order to lift enormous numbers of people out of poverty – and thus prevent a crisis of legitimacy – places a floor under global food, energy, and mineral prices.
Public-sector investment is now below the level needed to sustain robust growth, owing to its insufficient contribution to aggregate demand and productivity gains.
But Russia is in no position to sustain its aggressive foreign policy.
This time, the authorities are allowing growth to slow at a measured pace, partly because the slowdown is a precondition for the kind of growth that does not depend on the state, and partly because the slowdown helps sustain demand for reform.
But such high surpluses are ultimately impossible to sustain.
World Bank and IMF money also helped sustain Mobuto.
If the EU refuses to sustain free trade with the UK, its citizens will suffer as much as the British.
Add falling commodity and energy prices to the mix and there is a risk that inflation expectations will remain too low to sustain a balanced recovery.
Income from Cuba's biotechnology exports is sufficient to sustain Cuba's biotech research and development expenditure.
At a time when political processes are stalled on both sides of the Atlantic, the US Federal Reserve and the ECB have been engaging in a series of policy innovations, feeling their way toward a solution that could promote and sustain economic recovery.
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