Word: effortless
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...third section--the automatic detector--becomes more active. Its function is to build a permanent repertoire that enables readers to recognize familiar words on sight. As readers progress, the balance of the symphony shifts and the automatic detector begins to dominate. If all goes well, reading eventually becomes effortless...
...Christy was a thirty-something mom too. Phair was won over. "You go in, and they have the music pretty much written. And it's so exciting. You can feel the structure of an excellent song. Where they go with the bridge--I don't know--it's both effortless and soaring...
...turns down most endorsement deals and almost all media requests. With his soft shooting touch, long arms and great passing, the 7-footer dominates the low post like no one else, swatting away shots on defense and nailing baby hooks and his signature bank shots with an almost effortless ease...
...FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for—a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in the top, “Illustrate;” “Be specific;” etc.? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there...
Powell, we sometimes forget, is a phenomenon, a chapter from tomorrow's history books walking right in front of us. It isn't just the unique resume that demands respect; it's also the presence and the personality--the unforced authenticity and effortless sense of command while he refers to himself as just "an old Army trooper"--that stills and fills a room. Ordinary Americans know that. "There's nobody better to represent us," said Sanford Licht, 72, in Sherman Oaks, Calif. "A military guy, a minority guy. He epitomizes what goes on in America." And Powell's colleagues...