| 21. | The carnival atmosphere outside the BOB was real, not contrived.
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| 22. | The movie just seems contrived every step of the way ..
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| 23. | Bunting, every filmed tribute and every contrived speech on strength,
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| 24. | The plot takes some unexpected _ if occasionally contrived _ turns.
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| 25. | Even at best, the system contrives to make voters unequal.
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| 26. | _Contrive the abduction or capture of a beloved major character.
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| 27. | And it can't be done in a contrived way.
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| 28. | "slight " and " contrived ."
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| 29. | There is nothing wrong with consciously contrived expressions, of course.
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| 30. | But those gestures often are seen by the public as contrived.
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