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leav[es] the heart unengaged" (Frank Scheck, the Hollywood Reporter ). The litany of problems starts with basics like the acting and dancing: Its cast of unknowns "is jarringly unbalanced," and "as a dance show, it has two left feet" (Brantley).
Basics -historically constituted the majority of apparel products sold.
It has all the basics necessary to get you through your computing life, if you are willing to ignore some rough edges here and there.
The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family."
Presumably, everyone in Washington is familiar with that picture; but since my correspondents obviously weren't, let me trace out the basics.