Even when the show has a half-good idea, such as the notion of making lousy love-making a legal offence, it fails to pursue it to a satiric conclusion.
The notion of "making it in the city" is increasingly nostalgic and impossible.
And why is there such an elementary notion of making the world "work better"?
At first, the notion of making an overtly political piece did not sit well with her.
Online matchmaking is premised on the notion of making rational choices.
"They're interested in taking part in popular culture and getting past the notion of making an ad.
I have to catch myself if I get too lofty about the notion of making up songs.
But the notion of making similar changes to West 41st Street did not spring from the minds of city officials.
The man who originally conceived the notion of making a musical out of "Pygmalion" was Gabriel Pascal.
The notion of making vehicles turn better by steering all four of their wheels has inspired engineers for decades.
Some people, quite rightly, found the notion of making entertainment out of what had happened disgusting," he says.
