Obviously, any poem repays study, but if it is only to be heard once and without detailed exposition, then a poem should be understandable at first hearing.
And it's a shame that public radio is scared away from what doesn't show well in the Arbitron book or hasn't proven itself somewhere else or isn't understandable on first hearing".
Still goes by only one name, however, which is always annoying (but perhaps understandable since first name is Rodney?) Style: High fashion.
If Houellebecq is, on the evidence of "The Elementary Particles," the most potentially weighty French novelist to emerge since Tournier — and the wait has been long, and therefore overpraise understandable — his third novel, "Platform" (translated by Frank Wynne; Knopf; $25), opens with a nod in an earlier direction.
It's somewhat understandable that the first lady wasn't pleased with "The Obamas".
The Conservative option was clearly easier arithmetically, and its legitimacy understandable as a first step in the negotiations.
The grim determination with which Hope pursued his career is perfectly understandable if you first grasp the grim lack of determination with which his father pursued his own.
It's an understandable belief – the first time I saw someone collapse with a fit, convulse, then drift off to sleep, it was as if I had watched a process of possession, catharsis and sanctification.
As I layer the image, or deconstruct it, the original concept becomes that bit more foggy and, I think, if something is not easily readable or understandable at a first look, it can create a sense of unease or confusion in the viewer.
While it is understandable that the first generation underachieves compared to native Danes (even after accounting for measurable socioeconomic differences), it is much less obvious why this should still be the case in the second generation.
