Word: dulling
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...going home (or to the pub). They were asked, instead, whether they wouldn't mind spending an additional five minutes helping with research. The participants were led into a quiet room and asked to listen to a 2½-min. tape that they were told would be "rather dull...
...sounds as if Bono is duetting with a quasar - very cool.) The problem is that too often Eno's tricks are the steak. Melody - the most surprising effect of all - dodges in and out but rarely makes itself at home, and all we're left with is an increasingly dull series of tricks killing time where the tunes should...
...lead the program at this point, it is very difficult for younger players or freshman players to take on that kind of challenge,” Amaker said.But the freshmen on the team have excelled beyond expectation. While their shining moment may seem like a dull ray of light, due to the fact that they are playing because of injuries to the upperclassmen, being pushed has brought out their raw talent.Freshman Max Kenyi has given Harvard valuable minutes at point guard, while freshmen Peter Swiatek and Hugh Martin have gotten their feet wet in the front court. The other first...
...things children have to do while they're growing up is to find out what kind of people they are. Am I smart or dull? Pretty or plain? Strong or weak? They find out the answers by comparing themselves to their peers. And they put this knowledge to good use. They find out what they're good at and concentrate on that, and give up competing in contests they are sure to lose. They try out for leadership, for example, by finding out whether other kids are willing to follow them. Research has shown that boys who are taller than...
...Surrealism— this is the general project of Situationist International.While “Correspondence” serves to paint a vivid portrait of an artist of the political bent and the ways he brought his movement to fruition, his practical leadership qualities render much of his correspondence patently dull. Many of the letters are laundry lists of tasks that must be tackled by the addressed; at times they can sound like office work rather than the start of an artistic revolution. Nonetheless, “Correspondence” presents a friendly introduction to Situationist International, by virtue...