"They all seemed to have this contained sitting posture.
This contained further footage: that of the killing.
This contained early ideas about al-jabr, to give algebra its Arabic name.
Mr. DeLillo, for one, might argue that there is something inherently cinematic about this contained structure.
Initially, this contained the phrase "they can't ever harm us none".
Scenes like this contained more information than a whole book on family and honour in post-war Japan.
This contained a revelation: "Cause of death: cut throat, four days, verdict: suicide in a state of insanity".
But this contained, cryptic, carefully composed black-and-white film is an instantly recognizable repository of Quay obsessions and themes.
This contained a lot of false and frothy promises to "initiate an inclusive process of national debate …" blah, blah, blah.
This contained copies of the deals with bidding and play predictions by various experts from around the world.
This contained some surgical instruments, and Dr. Fujii gave Father Cieslik a few pairs of scissors and tweezers for the rector at the Novitiate.
