In 1995 she began to break away from "English rose" roles with her portrayals of Margaret, a young woman suffering the hardships of life in a Canadian coal-mining town in Margaret's Museum, and of a high-strung wife in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite.
As the nefarious Lori, Kate Beckinsale, who I enjoy in her English rose roles, is actually much better at martial arts than the fabulous Sharon Stone, who was merely quite game though very fit.
He also acknowledged the rising role of independents, who now make up one in five voters in the state.
However vital the Afghan war effort, officials said, it has lost out in the internal debate to priorities like American jobs and the rising role of China.
Then he goes on to Chicago — a visit to Mr. Obama's adopted hometown, but also a chance to show China's rising role in the world.
In sum, the euro zone's recovery is hampered by its own structural weaknesses and by the rising role of emerging markets.
Europe's rising role stems not only from American fatigue with a seemingly intractable problem, but also from the peculiar dynamics of the Palestinian campaign at the United Nations.
This rallying cry for Islamic law, which is reduced to its most extreme measures, is an outgrowth of the rising role of religious identity, but it's also the most expedient means to terrify a population in the name of religion.
For all his success, Mr. Lee, 83, remains on the alert for perils that may exist only on the distant horizon: the rising role of China in the region as the United States looks the other way, the buffeting of the world economy, even climate change.
China is now starting to tear down these walls and free the renminbi — a decision driven partly by recognition of China's rising role in the world economy and partly by disenchantment with the currencies and financial systems of the industrialized world during the current downturn.
