Word: cleverly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...talking about Club Med--you know, the posh resort chain that bills itself the "antidote to civilization," where decadent New York singles trade in dollars at the beginning of their stays for the clever, back-to-nature currency of beads...
...film was a tremendous popular success in France and was the source of many official censorship attempts. As a truly French film, it succeeds where its more recent American counterpart fails. It has a subtly alien feel about it, far from the gawdy costumes and self-consciously clever language of the American version. This sense of slightly perverted reality makes it more seductive and, in turn, more than a witty farce. There is a depth to the characters that makes it truly wicked...
Science does not progress through revolutionary discoveries alone. Important advances also occur as ingenious experimenters devise ever more clever methods for increasing the accuracy of their observations. The Nobel Prize in Physics this year celebrates the contributions of three scientists who have spent their careers elevating precision measurement to a high art. "It's nice to know that this type of work can be appreciated," said one of the recipients, distinguished Harvard University physicist Norman Ramsey. Upon hearing the news, Ramsey, an athletic 74-year-old who recently returned from a trek in Nepal, admits that he was startled...
...suspension comes easily when Alice is imaginatively introduced at tea. The players move in slow motion, and Mrs. Lidell (China Forbes) frequently breaks into random song about the nitty-gritties of the ceremony. The scene is clever and successful--a strong opening for a first act that later drags...
...look has clawed its way to the top for reasons topical and technological. For one thing, a decade ago fake-fur coats were lumpy modacrylic numbers that clever designers dismissed as "mama coats," garments that conservative women bought to keep out the cold. Now refined techniques allow realistic animal patterns to be printed on more vibrant and active fabrics, such as Lycra, stretch velour and even sheer silk mousseline...