Word: amiss
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...larger groups, individual lines get lost in the shuffle of choral lines. Of little help was the orchestra which, while exceptionally strong throughout, could have restrained themselves a little just to give their struggling vocalists a chance. Consequently, a little amplification to boost clarity wouldn't have been amiss. However, it's hard to fault the pit players, because Sullivan's orchestrations are invariably flowing and grandiose, and it's often difficult to restrain the vigor inherent in the music...
...this sense, The End of the Affair has love to spare. Rarely in an American film has sex been depicted with such frankness and frequency. Crotches are grabbed, hips are rhythmically thrust and even Ralph's pale, well-formed bottom makes an extended appearance. But something is amiss in these scenes--the sex is cold and mechanical, and feels overly choreographed. Since Jordan gives us little else to define the relationship by, it's difficult to feel emotionally involved in the film's later, tragic scenes. There's an interesting subtext in the novel regarding the oft-blurred line between...
...scientists was where the peaks and dips of the graph fell. A trained astronomer can read a star's spectrum the way a forensic scientist reads a fingerprint, spotting almost at a glance the presence of an element like magnesium or carbon. But on this spectrum, something was drastically amiss. "It looks like somebody crumpled the spectrum," says Djorgovski. "It's not that we see things that we know about but are in the wrong place. It's simply that we don't know what they...
Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies Tomas O'Cathasaigh said he sees nothing amiss about Flynn coming to speak at the University while in the midst of political difficulties...
Something is amiss here at Harvard, and I've felt it ever since September. Even now, it gnaws at me during my daily treks through the Yard, my walks around the Square--and even during my meals inside the sanctuary of Lowell House's walled courtyard. For a whole month I've been disoriented, adding myself to the list of the many alienated members of this community. I couldn't quite pinpoint the problem; all I knew was that I felt like a stranger in a strange land...