Whether spurred by an admiration for British wartime courage, or by a Time cover story titled "Masterpiece," or by a creeping rumor that the film mixed familiar duty with actual pleasure, they turned "Henry V" into a box-office phenomenon.
It might have been familiar duty for some of them: Correctional Services had hired them because they were relatives or friends of United States Representative Edolphus Towns of Brooklyn, State Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo of the Bronx and numerous other officials.
Players need to demonstrate leadership, step into the firing line immediately to take up those less-than-familiar duties, not step away and abdicate responsibility.
Sunday morning was business as usual on the networks, with Face The Nation, Meet The Press, and This Week performing their familiar weekly duties against the backdrop of the impending Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
It is very high (although not so high that I could miss the familiar "off duty" light box on the roof).
These may face the chop if Kraft's number crunchers take a pessimistic (or short-term) view; after all, the chocolate brands Kraft already owns are sure-fire international sellers, familiar at duty-free shops everywhere: Toblerone, Daim and Milka – Curly Wurly is not exactly the jet-setters' choc of choice.
Second, they render unintelligible many familiar references to duties in the absence of sanctions, for example, the duty of the highest courts to apply the law.
This was an unspectacular performance from Manchester United but suggested Moyes's players are becoming familiar with their duties.
Two N.F.L. team executives familiar with the duties of officials confirmed that the time allotments stated in the documents were accurate.
Maj Chatburn said: "The point of the rehearsal is to prove the route, make sure that the soldiers, sailors and airmen are familiar with their duties and to prove the timings.
Made up of members from The Cyril Lords and The Hentchmen, with their new project SSM move beyond the familiar three-chord duties of other local bands: recorded with the help of the very good Dan Auerbach from Akron, Ohio's Black Keys, their debut limited edition album is awash with bursts of energy and moves into industrial punk territory with krautrock influences.
