Christopher Alden's direction seemed strenuous and earthbound, making more of the circus aspects of Thomson and Stein's conception than of the humane sensibility that lay underneath.
Disciplines such as Yoga, Tai Chi and Chi Kung for example, may not seem strenuous enough, yet they yield unparalleled physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits.
Request a wheelchair if an airport walk seems too strenuous.
If this seems too strenuous, head down to the dock and take a 10 30 brunch cruise at Riverboat Cruises (110 L Street; 916-552-2933). 1 p.m. 9. Platter Pilgrimage Out in the terra incognita beyond X Street, at Broadway and 16th Street, stands the Art Deco tower that gave its name to the Tower Records stores.
And if, like me, you don't speak Spanish well, it can seem pointlessly strenuous to wander outside the comfort zone of Palermo.
The scenes between these men, whose work duties don't seem terribly strenuous, have a loose, discursive rhythm that may at first frustrate audiences conditioned to expect succinct exposition and obvious emotional payoffs.
If done correctly, forming a study group or homework circle with your friends can make the process of doing homework seem less strenuous.
The more far-fetched the idea, it seems, the more strenuous the effort to pass it off as authentic.
Everyone seems to have undergone strenuous training in butler-like discretion, murmurous reserve, sotto voce reticence.
Strenuous exercise seems to dull the urge to eat afterward better than gentler workouts, several new studies show, adding to a growing body of science suggesting that intense exercise may have unique benefits.
But "Code 46," for all its strenuous inventiveness, seems to elaborate on some of the themes of "In This World," which was as immersed in the realities of the present as it is possible for a film to be.
