But the film's leisurely rhythm — and a more-than-two-hour running time, befitting the title — allows an unforced, earnest reservoir of sadness and frustration to accumulate.
"The film's leisurely rhythm — and a more-than-two-hour running time, befitting the title — allows an unforced, earnest reservoir of sadness and frustration to accumulate," A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times in April.
The bonuses also "reflect a more modest approach to remuneration befitting the times", it added.
We hope these hearings will bring about public awareness and get the executives of all American businesses to act in a manner befitting the times and more beneficial to all.
— Maria Newman The Los Angeles Times: Befitting the city of Los Angeles, home of the classic chili burger and the modern classic Father's Office burger, the critic Jonathan Gold's quiz of the week is on hamburger history.
Befitting the epic life he led, Mr. Kennedy was the protagonist of a storybook finale from the time of his diagnosis in May 2008.
In an article on the Yankees' victory in the next day's New York Times, the injury was not described until the 10th paragraph, befitting the loss of a light-hitting rookie.
The conversations were chaotic, befitting the scene.
The chill, befitting the mood, refused to lift.
Befitting the so-called year of the pitcher, this Game 1 matchup is the first in 15 years to feature a multiple Cy Young winner and a one-time winner.
