Word: detailism
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...happy to detail his frustrations with other similar establishments in the Square, which he says did not measure up to Grafton...
...patient, detail-oriented man, LaHaye can transform complex biblical passages into a map showing what he believes to be the very battle plans for the last world war, beginning with the massing of the Antichrist's armies in northern Israel and ending with Christ's ascent on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. Jenkins skillfully filters the outlines that LaHaye provides through the adventures of heroes Rayford Steele, a pilot, and Cameron ("Buck") Williams, who starts out Left Behind as a 30-year-old virgin and senior writer for TIME's fictional competitor Global Weekly. Their mission is to help...
...impatient person, and I get more satisfaction from seeing things get done than I do about philosophizing or building sand castles. Many people regard execution as detail work that's beneath the dignity of a business leader. That's wrong. It's a leader's most important...
...took office, he heard that some kidnappers were trying to skip town with their just-collected ransom. Duterte led the pursuit, beating the cops to the scene and stationing his car on a bridge at the city line. When the kidnappers arrived, they started shooting. Duterte and his security detail returned fire, killing three of the four suspects. It was like a scene from the Philippine movies, which are replete with Dirty Harry loner-heroes. Here, it seemed, was a man who did what he promised, a man willing to die?and kill?for Davao. Has he, in fact, killed...
...latest iteration of Mideast policy. On Monday, Bush declared that the Palestinians must elect new leaders if peace in the Mideast is ever to become reality. The speech may be controversial, but it won't do much to quell the violence in the region. For that, Bush must detail how he plans to balance Palestinian and Israeli concerns, while keeping Arab allies on board in the war on terror...