Word: sharpness
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...sharp and unexpected departure from a policy that has defined his tenure, Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby formally announced last month that he is temporarily putting the brakes on the rapid growth of the Faculty...
...never got from his parents. Other, ultimately self-defeating behaviors also manifest themselves. His drive to excel at everything eventually makes Pekar so deeply fearful of failure that he quits anything that challenges him: school sports, the navy and college. Among other things, The Quitter becomes a devastatingly sharp psychological portrait of how early adaptive childhood behaviors can eventually turn against...
...sell its product, and one way it does that is with pictures. Out in the regions where J.P.L.'s ships fly, the sun is reduced to little more than a very bright candle. The color of planets and moons can be inferred by their chemistry, but even the most sharp-eyed cameras can't see the palette for real. J.P.L. has never been shy about photographing the bodies in grays and pastels and then adding a little colorizing--always taking care to disclose that fact. Critics have grumbled about that, but J.P.L. knows that if it's going to sell...
...Angeles County, the suave prosecutor with silver hair and movie-star looks faced the media in practically every big homicide case of the 1990s, from O.J. Simpson to the Menendez brothers. But shortly after Garcetti lost a re-election bid five years ago, his career made a sharp turn. Today he can be found behind the lens, working as a professional photographer, with three acclaimed books to his credit as well as gallery exhibitions and a profitable side business selling prints of his photos...
...total of 86 students are running in the UC election, which started yesterday and ends Friday. This represents a sharp decrease from 2003, when a record 185 students ran for seats on the council, and 2004, when 120 students...