What he does deliver, though, are some acutely observed, emotionally textured scenes, in particular between Ms. Roberts and Mr. Highmore.
And to dismiss the programme entirely on the basis of its shortcomings as a feminist text would also be to lose out on what it does deliver.
What the album does deliver is a gentle retooling of the Lifehouse sound, a few notches further from its post-grunge roots and a few clicks closer to the earnest, soaring fare finding traction on modern-rock radio.
In many ways, the new 5800 phone does deliver what it set out to achieve.
But he managed to keep his feet at the crucial moment, in the 15th minute, when Beckham did what Beckham does, delivered a swerving 45-yard cross that got behind the Red Bulls' defense.
There are more innovative titles on display elsewhere – barely 50 yards away, the Microsoft and Sony stands are fileld with treasures like Ori and the Blind Forest and Hyper Light Drifter – but this is show is about Nintendo doing what Nintendo does: delivering surgical strikes of pleasure.
What Merrill did deliver to Springfield was a presentation entitled "Merrill's Auction Rate Market Sheet" that set out to explain the market for short-term securities aimed to help sophisticated investors manage cash.
Evaluations of these centers consistently show that they are good at what they do, deliver vital services and are efficient.
They're an interesting choice because their sell – and, in fact, what they do deliver – is the ability to pack in the best technology from their BRAVIA TVs and marry it with their well-known expertise in sound.
That's taking any type of research - as esoteric as you like - and adding it up to say: What does that deliver to the economy?
What do you deliver to consumers?
