Word: adaptive
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Penn ran all its options." Harvard Coach Karyn Altman said. The Quakers had skilled players "that were able to hit the ball where they wanted to. We had to play exceptional defense to adapt to their game...
...term comes from the Greek words for work (ergon) and law (nomos). It means designing tools and products for the ways in which people move and think, rather than forcing people to adapt to them. The intent is to reduce eyestrain, backaches and muscle cramps...
...traditional glamour industries, which might have suffered when the new woman jogged back to nature, have found ways to adapt...
...Lovell House was the authoritative overture, as it were, to a dramatic series of residences. All exploited the theme of light-filled space and pleasing simplicity with, as Neutra put it, "soul-refreshing" variations. His style and convictions were strong enough to adapt themselves to the residents, the climates and particularly the landscapes of his projects. The Nesbitt House in Los Angeles (1942), for instance, has a decidedly rustic ambience. The vigorous textures of rough brick and redwood board and batten predominate. The hard, angular lines of the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs (1946) deliberately contrast with nature. The spindly...
...STONES proved themselves eager to adapt--to changing musical styles, to writing and playing without Jones, to using the small army of part-time musicians they began carting around, and to making music which was no longer startling but was till by and large the best the genre had to offer. As a American listeners distracted themselves with disco, reggae, and new wave, the Stones decided to keep up rather than call it quits. There was something a little silly about the group that had redefined rock and roll 10 years earlier stringing itself along from year to year with...