Whereas Mr Blair portrayed Britain's military presence in Iraq as a battle against a global evil, Mr Brown has so far portrayed it as an obligation to the Iraqi government and the United Nations.This is a canny change.
Dixon, so far portrayed as completely inept, now has the presence of mind to scratch the man's face to procure some DNA, and to allow himself, as a result, to get seriously beaten.
"This Side of Brightness," his masterpiece so far, portrayed a part-legendary New York in the early 1900s; yet its tunnel-blasting sandhogs, its immigrants, its outcasts are figures of dramatic immediacy.
"He thought the film went too far in portraying the decadent lifestyle," Ms. Hodson said.
For coins that were to show the world the wonders of the Panama Canal and Calfiornia, none go far in portraying either.
Far from portraying her as a saint, Li makes her a difficult, unlikable teenager, with a gift for spreading misery, and a distinctly predatory sexuality.
But she goes too far in portraying him as an ally of the National Rifle Association during his time in Congress, where he first served in the House and now serves in the Senate.
The APA denied media reports that its members were complicit with torture and suppressed internal dissent from anti-torture psychologists, going as far as portraying itself as an ally against abuse.
Trump has gotten remarkably far by portraying Republican opposition not as a sign of weakness but as proof that he — even in power — is feared by the nebulous "establishment". Trump's closing campaign commercial was two minutes of him promising to smash the "globalists" who had weakened America.
But it does not even do that, since Socrates is very far from portraying the best soul in the least favorable circumstances and the worst soul in the most favorable circumstances.
