The Lama, doubtless, will be pleased that the players took a set of ceremonial scarves away from the encounter, if, apparently, very little else.
It is entirely possible, if apparently paradoxical, that global warming could produce a precipitous cooling, at least in Europe and parts of North America, by, say, shutting down the Gulf Stream.
BEIJING — The official Chinese news media responded in a low-key, if apparently approving, fashion to a shift by the Australian government toward a more conciliatory strategic approach to China, judging by reactions over the weekend.
This is a show about stationary road rage, the anger that engulfs certain drivers when they are ticketed and towed, circumstances they could easily have avoided if, apparently, they weren't such arrogant, entitled jerks.
So there is still the very slim hope that on that day, we will wake up sober, free of the specter of aging French movie stars and their tubercular elephants, and get back to the daily routine of living in a very unfunny, if apparently ridiculous, country.
Normally she submits herself to an eccentric, if apparently effective, work regime: to avoid distraction, she rents a motel room, and asks for it to be stripped bare of any decoration; then she fills it with a thesaurus, a dictionary and a bottle of sherry, and starts writing long-hand.
It would be ironic indeed if an apparently magic bullet actually started making things worse.
And so were the best lines in this adaptation, if sometimes apparently unwittingly so.
If the apparently newsworthy interview got off-handed treatment initially, consider the source.
But what if the apparently passive act of observation changes the way they behave?
If an apparently finished album is anything like as good, Prince Charming's could be one of the great pop comebacks.
