Word: sharp
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Because Vice President Al Gore is basically a decent and well-intentioned man, you find yourself constantly wanting to rush up to him on the presidential campaign trail and save him from himself. He is a sharp guy, but he knows next to nothing about the social contract between humans, probably because it is not written down anywhere and cannot be downloaded into the Palm V organizer he keeps strapped to his belt at all times...
...really exciting," said junior center Steve Moore. "On any given night, any team can win. We have to be sharp in every game...
...front of 2,000-plus enthusiastic fans, the Crimson dominated the Big Green last weekend with sharp shooting, crisp passing, and a suffocating half-court defense that stifled the Dartmouth offense. Even though the Crimson won by only six points, it had enjoyed a commanding lead of 22 points just minutes into the fourth quarter...
...Things were a little too close for comfort," senior runner Dave Martin said. "We were just getting off break and some guys weren't as sharp as usual...
...into the St. Petersburg aristocracy, she in turn rejects his belatedly awakened passion. Aside from a foolish, deadly duel, that's about all that happens in this handsome, well-acted, richly textured adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's novel. But first-time director Fiennes, the actor's sister, has a sharp eye for the early signs of a society's decay, a cool sympathy for the languid irrelevancy of the 19th century Russian gentry as it murmurs toward prerevolutionary chaos...