Word: descript
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...corridor run the length of the building. “We were able to get past the fact that it had zero charm because it had all the modern amenities of 1959,” said Bertram E. Busch ’62, noting Quincy’s non-descript, linoleum looking tile floor and lack of darkwood. Former residents also noted the appeal of elevators, modern facilities, and individual bedrooms for each occupant, citing these incentives as a draw from the vibrant culture of the existing Houses. “It wasn’t laden with ghosts...
...couple of hours up the road, in a non-descript industrial estate, Pi Research develops software to run wind-tunnel tests, and collects and scrutinizes the findings for Renault and a handful of other teams. Program manager John Frankham says the new limits on testing are "not necessarily bad for us." Getting as much data as possible in the shorter time available will be increasingly important, he says. But as team budgets are squeezed, "we need to be cleverer" than competitors, says Frankham. "We have to think harder and harder...
...movie tells the story of Tatyana, an ordinary Aeroflot air hostess, who, between flights from her native Kaliningrad to Leningrad, falls in love with Alexander Alexandrovich Platov, an ordinary non-descript "lawyer" who soon gets a posting in Germany...
...then there’s the nicknames. Could there be any more unoriginal, non-descript monikers as “Crimson” and “Utes.” Your name is Utah! How can “Utes” possibly count as a nickname? Don’t you see, it’s basically the same word...
...turnaround Lafley engineered at Procter and Gamble won him a national reputation, something the modest and somewhat non-descript 56-year-old says came as somewhat of a shock...