Word: succinctness
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...instant before it happened, one camera's eye caught a tableau that might serve as the late 20th century's most succinct text on the metaphysics of terrorism. There, on a mellow May afternoon at St. Peter's Square, beneath the encircling Bernini columns, the most vigorously gregarious of Popes rides slowly through a sea of tourists and pilgrims. It is a rite of sweet human communion. The Pope reaches out for babies in the crowd. He gently blesses the faces that give back a radiant daze of whatever it is that they see in the man--celebrity, charisma, holiness...
...enjoyable as Kassab and Agha’s performances were, they brought to light the concert’s single fault: the paucity of explanatory information for listeners unfamiliar with the Arabic musical tradition. The program notes provided a succinct biography of Darweesh, but little else...
...This book combines a history of Delhi, a description of its architectural phases, succinct sketches of virtually every interesting monument in the city, dozens of black-and-white photos and plenty of practical getting-around advice. The loving descriptions will help the reader explore world-famous monuments like the Qutb Minar, a magnificent 800-year-old tower, the Lodi tombs and mosques, and lesser-known marvels such as the Jamali Kamali, the tomb of a 16th century poet and his companion. Spanning from the Middle Ages through the British Raj to the present, the book shows how Delhi accumulated history...
Ultimately, however, the most succinct and clear explanation for the department’s success comes from its rock, the incomparable Skip Gates...
...Taoua said she also looked forward to her future peers at the Institute.“I was so impressed by Cambridge when I came [on a visit] in September, and pleased to be working with people who can talk about their work in compelling and succinct terms, getting straight to the point,” she said.Many of the newly appointed fellows were equally enthusiastic.Melina Pappademos, an assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut, said in an e-mail that she was honored to be one of the new fellows. “This is as much...