Word: aspects
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...civilian death toll can be routinely dismissed as an unfortunate by-product of war, an even more uncomfortable aspect for the U.S. of the Lancet study is the conclusion that the majority of the violent deaths had been caused not by terror attacks, but by U.S. air strikes. The use of air power in urban areas has become a routine part of the counterinsurgency effort in Iraq, and such attacks are typically reported as "air strikes against rebel positions." But civilian casualties are pretty much inevitable when air power is used in cities, despite the best intentions and technological capabilities...
...English Professor J.D. Connor ’92 describes them as “A-minus movies”—they were frequently dismissed in their own time as being excessively provocative and tabloid. In retrospect, however, it is clear that it was exactly this aspect of Fuller’s style that served as a strong influence for contemporary filmmakers like Martin Scorcese and Quentin Tarantino and for the French New Wave, for whom he was a hero of Hitchcock’s stature...
...warmth aspect is also ideal for the long, cold, windy Cambridge winter days. “I appreciate the fur because as a tiny Floridian, it keeps me warm, and in the rain, we know these animals can get wet,” says Alexa Von Tobel ’06, a convert to the fur-craze of the winter. The hood serves as a sort of retreat from the cold, with the fur as an added buffer...
Besides the kids going pro, there has also been a recent increase in the number of performance studies (the theoretical aspect of theater and performance) concentrators. By this June, a dozen students will have graduated with Special Concentrations in some form of performance studies within the last five years. But student interest in making and learning about theater has never been the question. As Austin Guest put it at the HRDC meeting, “This whole thing really hinges on the theory versus praxis issue...
...upcoming litigation is only one aspect of our efforts to combat the very real threat of online film piracy. For example, our industry has been engaged in a multi-million dollar public education campaign on this issue that has included in-theater trailers, television public service announcements as well as online and print advertising. Additionally, all of the studios are greatly invested in the search for more secure technological protections to better support online distribution of motion pictures...