Word: compliment
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...write poems in his Chem 10 class because he believes that the desire to learn about the root causes of phenomena in the world arises from our appreciation of the world’s beauty. Aesthetic sensibility even suffuses the judgment of merit of scientific theories; the highest compliment a scientist can bestow is to call a theory “beautiful” or to call a set of experiments “elegant.” Scientists attempt to make interesting “stories” from their research to inspire their audiences. Our barometers of truth...
...restaurants found in Paris and Tokyo. The next generation of the Renault Clio, a small car sold in Europe, is slated to share the underpinnings of Nissan's March, and the next-generation Nissan Sentra will use Renault's Megane platform. Already, French journalists have given Ghosn a backhanded compliment, dubbing him "Le Cost Killer." --By Daren Fonda
...we’re at the ice cream. A prefrosh is scooping, and seemingly trying to pick up each girl by giving her scooping tips. A representative piece of advice is, “Go for the side, it’s softer that way.” I compliment him on his arm definition and ask where he learned these skills. Modestly, he chalks it up to life experience and “common sense.” While two excited prefrosh bust out their moves on an Annenberg table, we wander aimlessly through the dining hall, eventually settling...
...biggest compliment that I can give Tiffany is that she sets a tone,” Allard says. “She provides leadership, she provides somebody that can step up, and somebody that everyone can be confident...
Though he hesitates to draw a direct comparison between Morgalis and the relatively diminutive Atlanta Braves’ righty Greg Maddux, Walsh paid his pitcher the ultimate compliment by very nearly doing...