11.   And you wish he would elaborate on certain observations instead of sounding them as mere riffs.

12.   As Abraam, Fugard looks remarkably fit and pale of skin, and as the Author, he sometimes sounds as gabby and anecdotal as Abraam.

13.   As fundamentally sound as George Karl.

14.   As this sounded a bit like water torture, I inquired about its purpose.

15.   At times these days he sounds at least as much like a U.N. secretary general as like a president.

16.   At times, Father Leo has sounded as much like an assistant coach as a church figure.

17.   But to get close to a Brahms style that sounds as fresh and exciting as it is authentic, one must hear the extraordinary legacy of Abendroth.

18.   But when the video clips play back periodically during the story, they sound as self-conscious and artificial as what the still-living characters have to say.

19.   By the time actors make it to Hollywood they sound as if they were born there.

20.   DVD-Audio proponents say their product can sound just as good.