Word: aura
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...custody of their three children. Commentators speculated whether the rift might affect Jordan's image and endorsement deals and how much of his estimated $400 million fortune he would have to hand over. Now commentators are wondering whether true love has ruled the day or Jordan feared harming his aura and side deals and handing over half his net worth...
...kept novels piled up around his office. The science-niks with whom he surrounded himself, men like Knowles (chemistry and bio-chemistry) and Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 (computer science) added a little bit of hard accounting to Rudenstine’s aura. All that money Rudenstine raised with his melifluous voice and soft brown eyes was safe, donors no doubt felt, in the hands of his number crunchers...
...approximately equal to a sheet of letter paper to pocket-size, smaller daguerreotypes were housed in ornate keep-safe folders that are almost as compelling as the images themselves. In this form, the plates were passed down as heirlooms from generation to generation imbuing each daguerreotype with a unique aura. On that historical bent, daguerreotypes also presented the first opportunity for artists to capture the world in concrete faithful representation, and in a fit of nostalgia, a handful of American artists have founded a daguerreotypy renaissance over the past few years...
Begin your festivities with a drink at Barcode (955 Boylston St., 421-1818), the happening watering hole of Back Bay yuppies. With the dark wood paneling and retro fans decorating the ceiling, the restaurant cum bar exudes an aura of casual chic. If feeling hungry, engage your palate with the delicious and eclectic Fusion menu or indulge in the luscious chocolate soufflé. Otherwise, stand tall and rehearse looking cool and pretentious as you network with well dressed 20- and 30-somethings. Here is a place to get used to Manhattan prices: drinks don’t come cheap?...
...seemed to say, who could solve Taiwan's problems as easily as he performed differential calculus. He never actually wore a slide rule in his pocket, but we knew it was there, in spirit at least, close to his heart. Two years and a few gdp contractions later, that aura of can-do confidence has been chipped away and we are left wondering, why, exactly, did voters grant his dpp a solid legislative win two weeks...