Word: detailism
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...course, I knew that my name is the most superficial, arbitrary thing about me. The deeper elements of my life that I wanted to leave behind--forgive me if I don't go into too much detail here--would take a hell of a lot more work than filling out a form differently and I knew it. If changing names from Alan to Eric was the only thing I could change about myself that fall, it would be pretty pathetic indeed. Still, switching names was going to be emblematic of the new me, a constant reminder to myself that...
Compared with that marathon, the talks in Belgrade were swift and matter-of-fact. On Wednesday night the envoys and Milosevic talked for 4 1/2 hours. Chernomyrdin never veered as he read from the prepared script. Ahtisaari went over it in detail, explaining why each demand was not negotiable. "Can we make improvements in the text?" Milosevic asked. "Absolutely not," Ahtisaari shot back. This was NATO's best offer, and not a comma could be changed. Hoping to soften the Finn, Milosevic invited him to dinner. "Let's not have dinner," answered Ahtisaari. Instead, the Serbian leader should go back...
...went on to detail the increased number of professors, new buildings and funds accumulated by the University over the previous century in a laundry-list style...
...interested in renovations because the building showed signs of extensive deterioration. To make sure the multi-million dollar renovations preserved the building's intended exterior, CSB consulted the Cambridge Historical Commission and historical experts. The building has been reproduced with the exact colors as the original, and every exterior detail is exactly the same as when it first opened...
...Rosen exhibits an "exceptional clarity of thought...[and] a bold and incisive mode of expression. He really has an extraordinary grasp of historical detail in many areas," Moravcsik wrote in an e-mail message...