Sentence examples for streamlined story from inspiring English sources

Over all this is a smart, streamlined story of intrigue.

"THE SECOND HURRICANE," a new version of the children's opera by Aaron Copland about tolerance and courage, with a revised libretto by Susan Kander and a streamlined story.

As Elaine pushes along the simple, streamlined story -- she becomes increasingly distracted by a suspicious business venture -- a distance opens between her and the children that becomes more and more unsettling.

Olds offers up visceral, streamlined stories; often, though, her poems turn surprising extremes of pain and joy into all-too-efficient, predictable language.

Mr. Meehan streamlined the story to focus on the principal characters, especially the hero, Akaash.

(He had directed seven seasons of the Barnum & Bailey circus, plus what the program notes call "the operatic sports-spectacular Ben-Hur Livee.' ") McKinley and other new hires streamlined the story and made it more cheerful.

Mr. Weitz, whose adaptation has been approved by Mr. Flynn, has softened and streamlined the story, but his desire to retain some of the book's candor and poetry is evident.

Mr. Berg, whose movies often blend machismo and heroism, streamlined the story, once again pushing Mr. Wahlberg's character front and center and expanding scenes about his home life.

In revisiting "Day of the Tentacle," Schafer said he was surprised at how streamlined the story felt.

But the Witkoff Group, which demolished a 40,000-square-foot portion of the building on the northwestern side of its horseshoe-shaped structure, will add that square footage to the top in a fairly streamlined six-story addition dovetailing with the original structure's design.

In other words films tend to streamline the story simply by virtue of their time constraints.