Throughout much of the South, trial lawyers are, in effect, the left: an influential group that, instead of converting populist sentiment into redistributionist legislation, converts it into big rewards for a small number of people who have stories of having been screwed by powerful, uncaring figures.
Sometimes the characters come close; in one story a musician makes friends with an elderly neighbour, but the narrative stops short of sentiment, instead returning us sharply to reality with its kind of endings and half redemptions.
Tears are shed more than once, but without the stickiness of sentiment; instead, Ms. Song (directing her first feature) positions the anxieties of the few — like her sister-in-law's worry about a daughter leaving for college — into a touching commentary on the fears of the many.
Hardly the perfect wedding song, as it's often cast, Every Breath You Take instead expresses the kind of sentiment that gets a guy tossed in prison for stalking.
Articles are written about how we're a doomed generation and instead of fighting those sentiments, we laugh and share the article.
By Jefferson's own admission, the Declaration contained no original ideas, but was instead a statement of sentiments widely shared by supporters of the American Revolution.
To Van Steen's credit, he avoided any trace of sentiment, seeking instead a more elemental, almost mystical aura.
Instead, bearing the cost out of sentiment and traditional loyalty, the company members dug deep into their own pockets and rebuilt the Globe more splendidly than before.
Instead of stoking anti-Muslim sentiment by claiming, as Germany's interior minister has, that Islam has no place in a country, explain the importance of integrating minorities.
