Word: sharpness
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...become adults, but for harmony among nations, all of which he feels are threatened. Although the words "healthy family life" in the U.S. usually precede a polemic against gay rights, Benedict's concerns seemed almost to predate that movement. "How can we not be dismayed," he asked, about "the sharp decline of the family as a basic element of Church and society." Divorce and infidelity are increasing here, he said, while "some young Catholics" are increasingly putting off marriage or failing to distinguish it from cohabitation, resulting in an "alarming decrease in the number of Catholic marriages in the United...
Sitting under a vast photograph of her father's hand?"My father was always very careful about how he touched silk"?Ratti is ensconced in her office in the new headquarters, built in 1999. Like her father, Ratti is a sharp businessperson with a passion for the creative process. She pays frequent visits to clients like John Galliano at Dior and listens to their ideas and vision to glean ideas of her own. "You listen a lot, but you also propose a lot," she says. Depending on the designer Ratti is dealing with, it can go either way. Some...
...midst of a sharp decline in financial markets that has sent shockwaves across the globe, Bernanke, a former Winthrop House resident, has earned both praise and ire for his active role in trying to alleviate what he has recently acknowledged might be a recession...
Undeterred, Harvard strung together two walks and a single to load the bases with two outs as freshman Sean O’Hara came to the plate. O’Hara hit a sharp ground ball up the middle, but Tempesta scooped it up and threw to first for the out to kill the Crimson rally...
...also complained that the press had propelled Fred Thompson’s candidacy, despite the fact that the public knew little about his political platforms. Edwards criticized the media’s focus on 15-20 second “zingers”—politicians’ sharp statements used to catch people’s attention. But she did commend National Public Radio (NPR) for varying the length of their programming depending on the content. She praised the New York NPR affiliate’s “30 Issues in 30 Days” program, which...