The bishops' statement--which was sent to Council of General Synod (CoGS), the church's governing body between General Synods--sent ripples of shock and anger among some Anglicans, and was met with relief and joy by some,
befuddlement by others.
One is left with the impression of performers and directors who struggled earnestly to appreciate what Andre had done, but the film never gives the viewer the chance to experience the same trajectory from
befuddlement to enlightenment.
At dinner, early in his visit, there is a toast from Katya's father: "Today we celebrate the arrival of a visitor from the United States -- our former enemy." An icebreaker, to be sure, but after days of
befuddlement over traditions strange to him, failing to grasp the point of Katya's relatives' jokes and vice versa, eating too much watermelon and nearly raw fish, and drinking way too much vodka, he is still in love.
Get Happy is about a perpetually miserable man who finds happiness when he starts dating a manic pixie dream girl, to the
befuddlement of his cynical best friend.
Ludt invests Slater with amusing
befuddlement. It all adds up to silly, good fun.
Obama is not alone in his
befuddlement. The degree to which we in the West can't get our heads around the phenomenon of Islamist violence is evident by watching television.
IN ADVEN PRO BRA Christmas E THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM Eve BBC1 8.30pm e' Bbg We've come to know TV Burp host Harry Hill for big collars, statement glasses, and a general air of
befuddlement. And for his first straight acting role, the comedian isn't straying too far from his Burp persona.
At the very least, their use of the same, neutral-sounding words serves to make the teacher's shock and
befuddlement less convincing as an ethical stance.
Still, many of these critiques, well-meaning and intentioned though they be, suffer--not invariably, you understand, but often enough to warrant deep concern--from a certain, how to say,
befuddlement. One need only witness, for instance, the plethora of qualifiers on the subject to get a sense of the affliction: "corporate capitalism," "disaster capitalism," "extreme capitalism," "financial capitalism," "free market capitalism," "rentier capitalism," "monopoly capitalism," "classical capitalism," "unfettered capitalism," etc.
In turn, I ask point blank: "How many black students are enrolled in your graduate programs?" Answers usually range from astonishment or
befuddlement to defensiveness and protest.
Two or more new launch pads would send booming missiles into space every so many weeks, if plans should work out, to the consternation of existing wildlife, and to the
befuddlement of two-legged animals carrying binocs, tackle or nothing more than a desire for quietude.
Just as intelligence gatherers must sift information, question motives, penetrate cover stories--travel from
befuddlement to enlightenment--readers who enter le Carre's world find themselves on the periphery of a need-to-know culture, an environment where secrets and misinformation are the norm." TOM ZELMAN
