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What we read in Zurbaran as influences of El Greco's "spirituality" struck Pacheco as mannered and distracting. He did not mention his ex-pupil in his book. But Pacheco was a dry, insipid painter, and Zurbaran's slightly awkward fierceness must have been disturbing to a man whose chief pride lay in being the father-in-law of Velasquez. Zurbaran would not master the sense of secular decorum, the discreet and far-reaching rhetorical power of Velasquez's much greater art. He did not try to, since he was mainly painting for monks, not connoisseurs. He and Velasquez studied...
...Awkward Revelation. The Kinnock kleptomania was particularly damaging to Biden since it underscored the prior concerns that he was a shallow vessel for other people's ideas...
...seven months the blond, chubby-cheeked twins ate, slept, cried, had their diapers changed, just like babies everywhere. But they gazed at the world around them from an awkward and virtually immobilizing position. The two were joined at the back of the head, with their faces turned Janus-like in opposite directions. Sitting up or crawling was impossible. By the time they were brought to Johns Hopkins Children's Center in August, they weighed a total of 30 lbs. -- too heavy and clumsy a bundle for their mother to carry easily...
...syndrome and all of limited physical ability, walk or run slowly over a patterned course, swirling a long ribbon tied to the end of a stick. Is that all there is to it? Yes. Except that Down's people tend to be short, and short-limbed, and sometimes awkward, the newcomer reflects, and the swirling ribbon is a marvelous way for such teenagers to be graceful, to dance. Any lack of comprehension is swept away as these seven athletes stand on the victory platform to receive their medals and roses. They are so happy, so gloriously pleased to be alive...
...ride through Washington's tropical heat in a car that lacked air-conditioning, but nothing could wilt his readiness to accept the President's offer. "I've thought about it for at least ten or twelve seconds, and I would be highly honored," was Bork's reply. After an awkward pause Reagan inquired, "Does that mean...