Word: effortless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for--a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading and that is what gets A's. Underline them, capitalize them, inset them in outline form: be sure we don't miss them. Why do you think all exams insist at the top, "Illustrate"; "Be specific"; etc.? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there...
Simplicity is at the root of both Bauer's acting and her dancing. No gesture is ever blatant or coarse. Her art consists of purity of expression. Every movement is delicate and controlled, a study in effortless precision. These qualities are particularly suited to Giselle as a willi...
MARRIED. Glenn Close, 36, effortless-appearing actress of stage (The Real Thing and film (The Big Chill, The Natural); ana James Marias, 47, venture capitalist; both for the second time; in Nantucket, Mass...
Lewis talks of his running in much the same manner as baseball's Reggie Jackson, who refers to himself in the third person proper. "When I run like Carl Lewis," Lewis says, "relaxed, smooth, easy, I can run races that seem effortless to me and to those watching." But he would have them know it is not effortless. "Everyone thinks it just happened one day, that the earth opened up and out came Carl Lewis. Everyone acts like I just stepped on the track...
...Spark's effortless casual linkage of a bad marriage and a shooting spree is not the least of her accomplishments. One of the lasting delights of the book is Spark's almost infallible ear. At a press conference about his wife, a reporter asks Harvey...