Imagine " Die Hard " with the Zen placidity of Richard Gere, who turned down the role, and you get an idea of what it could have been.
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A repetitive motif in work describing home interiors was that of the cat and the vase, which, for the artist, expressed, " the placidity of daily routine ".
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OSLO, Norway ( AP ) _ Hundreds of Norwegians shed their usual placidity and rushed a new Ikea furniture store that was offering dlrs 135 gift certificates to the first 100 customers.
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In 1903, despite numerous soft pitches, Wass was less effective taking 76 wickets, though this was frequently attributed to the extreme placidity of the Trent Bridge pitches in fine weather.
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Yet these attributes never translated into Kapellmeisterish placidity : one hearing of the controlled fire and searing passion of his " Sacre du Printemps " will put such notions quickly to rest.
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His voice mixes fatalism and placidity much as Leadbelly's had 50 years before; one hears a folkish impassivity that may well have been found on the 1925 cylinder recording as well.
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"From the relative placidity of St . Paul, Minnesota, " writes Amy Levine, " I recall the peer-inflicted pain of noogies from my Bronx childhood.
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Nurturing a culture of religious harmony and an almost mystical air of placidity, this Hindu enclave in a mostly Muslim nation has offered a haven of peace for visitors from elsewhere in Indonesia.
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Hundreds of Norwegians shed their usual placidity Thursday, rushing a new Ikea furniture store that was offering 1, 000-kroner ( dlrs 135 ) gift certificates to the first 100 customers.
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And men who are not yet worried about that development will get their placidity zapped fast if they find themselves facing one of the biggest forces in this downsized era : the executive search firm.
