Word: sharp
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...quality as the rest of his work. What is suprising is how little he has changed, and how good he still sounds: Plying the breezy vocal style and easygoing, melodic swing flavor that characterized such '70s gems as "Striking It Rich" and "Last Train to Hicksville," Hicks seems remarkably sharp for a guy whose only recorded output since 1974 was a little-noticed live album six years...
Clemente also had plenty of offensive help from his teammates. Harvey lit it up in the second half, overcoming some early mistakes to finish with 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three point land. In addition to sharp shooting from behind the arc, the Crimson also made 13 of its 14 second-half free throws, negating Northeastern attempts to slow the game down and creep back in contention...
Tragedy, for all its anguish, brings into sharp focus the human predicament. Each day we have on this earth may be our last, the last of a loved one, or of the person who runs the deli down the street. If Lola, a little deli worker from Egypt, so-willingly gave open-ended friendship, even unqualified love, to everyone, then surely, in a simple...
Heidi Plencner, the Wildcat's short sharp-shooting guard, was fouled from behind the arc with 1:06 left and drained all three shots to cut the deficit...
...also, as a result, a pretty heavy and bulky item to carry while prowling for birds. Kaufman's is light and fits easily into pocket or purse, but its compression comes at a cost: the necessity of filling each page to the maximum has produced sometimes uncomfortably small, though sharp, illustrations. Which one should birders buy? The answer for many will probably be both: Kaufman to have in hand for quick reference in the field, with Sibley waiting at home for post-trip analysis. No etymologist would be content to own just one dictionary. Why should birders be any less...