Word: brisker
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...French officials who ran Napoleon's kingdom in Italy, his fellow expatriate artists--with stylish brio and steely exactness. It is fascinating to see him shifting through different levels of notation--for example, between the subtle, continuous modeling of the face of Mrs. Charles Badham (1816) and the brisker, more linear treatment of her shawl and clothes, and the subtle ghost traces of Roman architecture behind her. Nobody understood this medium better than Ingres, and the show contains some of the most exquisite pencil drawings ever made...
...producers may have done it on purpose, butthe fact that Mike has a funnier movie to workwith than Joel does makes him seem like a peppierpresence. Part of Joel's charm was hissluggishness during the comedy bits, but Mikebrings a brisker pace, as well as a deeper voice,to the show...
Whatever it is called, its effect on the American economy has been painful and profound. More than 6 million permanent pink slips have been handed out since 1987, and layoffs are occurring at an even faster pace this year than in 1992. Despite signs of a brisker economy, at least 87 large firms announced major job cuts in the first two months of 1993 alone...
...Floor says that although business at Discount Records is brisker than ever, he liked the old Square better. "Essentially, Harvard Square, almost without people noticing it, has become like a mall," he says...
...takeover fevers that racked the '80s have already begun to abate. The total number of U.S. mergers and acquisitions plunged 14% last year, to 3,412 deals, and is now declining at a brisker rate. Only 165 transactions were completed last month, down 56% from January 1989. "The big-fee merger and acquisition game is pretty much over," says Donald Ratajczak, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University. "There are still going to be deals, but nothing like...