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...level for some and too low a level for others. And though Corey, Czakó, and Kürti do a good job for the most part, the remainder of the book suffers somewhat from the sense that some details were left unsaid while others were over-embellished.Nonetheless, the curious reader who, in preparation for a dentist’s appointment, flips to the page on lidocaine, will find an intellectually pleasing mixture of history, drug discovery, chemistry, and neurology, which, most importantly, is easy to read. It is a testament to the authors’ expertise and economical writing style...
...something deeply absorbing about Michael Clayton, which stems largely from the way it allows its characters their quirks. You believe Arthur's temporary insanity, which is a matter of decent instincts overriding his professionalism. You believe that Pollack's apparent toughness is something of a shell. You sense a curious (and not unsympathetic) naivety in Swinton's corporate lawyer, especially in the scenes where, in private, she works the human kinks out of her public statements ensuring that they remain bland and full of falsity. Above all, the film allows Clooney's character his somewhat tormented relationship with his family...
...There are people who know about me who will be curious. That's a plus, but the plus is 10 points and the minus is 80 points...
...referee call like that before ever,” Tune said.Johns Hopkins was awarded a penalty in the first half, and as the play occurred, the head official ejected sophomore Spencer Livingston from the game for moving towards the penalty taker during the play. Although the decision was a curious one to make, there was nothing unusual about Johns Hopkins’ strategy for the rest of the game.The Blue Jays capitalized on Harvard’s misfortunes, scoring six goals on man-advantage opportunities and effectively counter-attacking off of the Crimson’s turnover woes.After Livingston?...
Well it's a curious thing that people react so strongly to me and people will go a fairly long way to make implications about why I'm saying what I'm saying, that I'm really just grudgingly conceding [climate change], that it's a third-generation denial strategy or something. I've always found that when you have to resort to psychological explanations of your opponents it must be because you don't have very good arguments...