But that's O.K., because just when you think Kushner is losing sight of how to handle the seven primary characters — eight, if you count the Angel — he brings out a new and hitherto unexplored empathy for a family that is not biological, let alone chosen.
Would the novel that took so many months, or even years, to write be read, let alone chosen, by editors?
In Labour's case, we ended nearly 30 years ago the policy of MPs alone choosing the leader.
It turns out that settling on fifteen finalists, let alone choosing a winner, is easier said than done.
She and she alone chooses the fruit, doing so without regard for bruises or degree of ripeness.
I have a hard enough time choosing a brand of ketchup – let alone choosing what dimensions of my identity are most salient for the things I will be engaging in today, this week, or this month.
They alone choose what to charge, what deals to make and in all but a few jurisdictions, these decisions are not subject to any oversight or guidelines beyond the elections that put them into office.
In the play's best scene, Reverend Baines teaches Tieng-Bin the meaning of the word "individual" ("each man, stand alone, choose own life"), and then, as an exercise in self-assertion, coaxes him to brag.
Last week, as excitable talk of BBC2 as a "cultural destination" emanated from Broadcasting House, all I could think was: why would anyone stay in for this flavourless, geriatric stuff, let alone choose it ahead of Strictly Come Dancing?
Still, many New Yorkers, especially those who live alone, choose large dogs because they make them feel safer, said Stephen Zawistowski, senior vice president and director of national programs for the ASPCA.
What Carsen also brings to the party is a total respect of the paintings' ability to stand alone, choosing to bank much of the documentation in this single room.
