Word: continuum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...joke there, sometimes joining for a ripe, plangent phrase. The nonagenarian demonstrates lungs, the whippersnapper sly wit (and an occasional bent for theatrics); both have a sweetly teasing way with a melody. Cheatham's talk-singing on 10 of the 14 tunes may be an acquired taste. On the continuum of singing horn players, he's probably closer to Dizzy Gillespie than to Armstrong, but listeners with generous ears will be charmed...
...joke there, sometimes joining for a ripe, plangent phrase. The nonagenarian demonstrates lungs, the whippersnapper sly wit (and an occasional bent for theatrics); both have a sweetly teasing way with a melody. Cheatham?s talk-singing on 10 of the 14 tunes may be an acquired taste. On the continuum of singing horn players, he?s probably closer to Dizzy Gillespie than to Armstrong, but listeners with generous ears will be charmed...
...surprisingly down-to-earth man who is not really idealistic at all but practical because he sees the cause-and-effect continuum very well--and that's why he's so rich," said Cambridge resident Michael Alogna
...case became a landmark in the annals of sex research, living proof of the prevailing theory of the 1960s and early 1970s that sexual identity exists in a kind of continuum and that nurture is more important than nature in determining gender roles. Babies are born gender neutral, the experts said. Catch them early enough, and you can make them anything you want. Widely cited in medical and social-science textbooks, the baby's transformation helped pediatricians confidently advise other parents facing similar circumstances to rear their wounded boys as girls...
...contrast, the more focused British education does not imply as pronounced a distinction between one's studies and one's future pursuits. Rather than fostering a purely pragmatic pre-professionalism, the British system suggests a continuum between one's college years and life afterward. In fact, a lower percentage of Oxford graduates enter the business world immediately after graduation than do Harvard students...