It wasn't just that it was clunkingly directed and woodenly acted, with all those scenes of Cambridge chaps making jolly-good-show noises at each other with the occasional reference to "Israel" to remind Abrahams he's a bit of an outsider, and poor wee Ian Charleson having to utter terrible, sanctimonious lines ("I believe God made me for a purpose – but he also made me fast!").
Clinton, saying she would not, employed a historical reference meant to remind her listeners that the nomination process had extended into June in previous primary campaigns.
Past and current alcohol consumption was ascertained by a detailed review of the patient's medical, social history and by a self-administered AUDIT questionnaire with reference pictures to remind participants of drink equivalents.
This reference to China reminded me of Marina Warner's comparison of life at Essex to Chinese totalitarianism.
Not the Andrew White emails in: "Your reference to Snow Patrol reminds me - what is it with just about everyone on Small Talk, where those cheerful chappies from Norn Iron are something of a recurring theme in the 'Last album you bought' section?
The movie, shot in a duplex loft in Los Angeles, offers a coordinated color scheme, abundant paintings, a classical music soundtrack and references to Joseph Heller to remind us of its rarefied merits.
Jong's reference to the same blood reminds me of one of the most poignant days of my 40 years covering sports.
He was reminded of the old Harry Belafonte calypso tune "The Banana Boat Song" — or, rather, a parody of same by Stan Freberg, which included a reference to "piercing," and that reminded him of another Freberg routine, a parody of the television series "Dragnet," which in turn reminded him of "Pete Kelly's Blues," a feature film directed by Jack Webb, the star of "Dragnet".
The reference to the famous old hotel reminds the narrator that when he was a boy, he had witnessed Lizzie's downfall himself.
Her references to our Founding Fathers, and her reference to the Broadway show "Hamilton," reminded us that all progressive change involves compromise and negotiation, which is not the same thing as capitulating or selling out.
