Word: succinctly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...same conclusion by relying on one of her favorite axioms: "You act on what your mind tells you, not what your heart tells you." Late Wednesday night Thatcher discussed her plight with Denis, her husband of 39 years, in their second-floor apartment at 10 Downing Street. His succinct advice: "Margaret, it is time...
...this happening to you, ask questionsabout the job they have available, and discussyour qualifications for it. Don't be passive.Don't answer questions in monosyllables. Beinformative, direct, and succinct in yourresponses. Steer the interviewer into discussionof your interest in the company...
...rockers. As guitarist Eric Clapton puts it in a copiously annotated accompanying booklet: "I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson. His music remains the most powerful cry that I think you can find in the human voice." Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is more succinct: "You want to know how good the blues can get? Well, this...
...ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUDAISM edited by Geoffrey Wigoder (Macmillan; $75). The publisher of 1987's indispensable 16-volume Encyclopedia of Religion is back with this succinct one-volume compendium of Jewish topics, from Abortion to Zion. Virtues: clarity for nonspecialists and balance between modern concepts and respect for tradition...
...speaks her mind. And Fleet Street's columnists speak theirs, making the high-profile Lady Antonia a high-priority target. A succinct explanation for this targeting is offered by the London Daily Mail's senior feature writer, Geoffrey Levy: "She's an aristocrat. She's beautiful. She's a celebrity. And she is a successful writer. She is an irresistible target." Her father, the seventh Earl of Longford, sums up Fleet Street's anti-Antoniasm in a word: "Jealousy...