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Word: exactingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...took his photo, had color separations made, and then proceeded to render each square of the canvas with each of the colors, successively, exquisitely controlling the amount of each hue per pixel. There was a yellow face, then a blue overlay, and then with the magenta one--presto, full exact color. No room for deviation or correction. Paint-by-numbers raised to the nth degree. It goes so far out in the direction of illusion that it hits abstraction coming back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Close Encounters | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

...from Minnesota who changed his name from, let's see, Zimmerman? And later converted to Christianity for a few years. The character who dominates Spencer's novel was born Stuart Kramer, transformed himself as "Luke Fairchild," and came from "the Midwest," not specifically from Minnesota. Otherwise, the fit is exact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Oh No, Is It Him, Babe? | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

Columbia officials and Barro himself refused to confirm the account of deal published in Wednesday's New York Times,or to comment on the exact terms of the contract.Richard Clarida, chair of Columbia's EconomicsDepartment, would say only that the package wasenough to "encourage [Barro] to think aboutColumbia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Economics Welcomes One, Loses Another | 4/10/1998 | See Source »

...doubt my own ability in reading it. Have I really been working for four straight hours on this paper? Or, conversely, has this incredibly boring person really only been lecturing for 17 minutes? And when I see my roommate sleeping at random hours and hear students panicking over the exact minute when an assignment is due, I sense that I am not alone in my confusion, or in my fear...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Learning to Tell Time | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

...Hackett Bungy Jumping Center, to be exact. An enterprising thrillseeker from New Zealand decided to make money off his favorite hobby, and his towers, bridges and platforms can now be found in six sites around the world. The Vegas location features a 175-foot tower, an extensive selection of bungy-related clothing and souvenirs and a juice bar to quench your post-jump thirst...

Author: By John F. "case" kim, | Title: Taking a Leap in Las Vegas | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

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