Nor did the Administration, many of whose members date from the previous Bush regime, seem to understand that this is not your father's Seoul: far from being the dictatorial client state of Cold War times, South Korea is now a vibrant democracy, with notions of its own.
The Williamsburg bar gives an initial impression of austerity, but its vibrant menu puts that notion to rest.
So I'll confine myself to saying that this was a "Menagerie" that gave full, vibrant life to Williams's notion of a play shaped by memory — and specifically, the memory of Williams's alter-ego, Tom Wingfield (a superb Zachary Quinto).
And, she said, Hoi understands the value of working closely with the surrounding community — a trait he seems to share with Lazarus, who has been roundly praised for acting on the notion that a vibrant, compelling Baltimore goes hand-in-hand with a thriving MICA.
Both said they found Mr. Qaddafi, a former professional soccer player, to be vibrant, forthcoming and committed to the notion of building rapport between Libya and the United States.
I try to keep this notion of a vivid, vibrant Wellington in my head as I cut through the New York bustle, on my way to the Metropolitan Opera House to meet Ethan Stiefel, the newly appointed director of RNZB.
Not simply because the video mimics the visual hallucinations of vibrant color and movement, but because notions of time and space are blurred beyond recognition into some unknown universal substance.
Mr. Mayne's design is based on the classical notion of the city as a vibrant democratic forum: gathering places for a vibrant intellectual and social mix.
"The notion of how sexual and vibrant one can be in middle age is changing," he said.
"I mean, certainly today when there is a very strong and vibrant unit that includes many lawyers, the notion that there is something magical about reviewing attorney misconduct... the idea that the OIG cannot do that work is silly.
