Word: factor
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...Hatter craziness. A Wanders chair, for instance, may be fashioned from crocheted flowers or pieces of knotted resin. A stool arrives hewn from precisely cut doilies, a lamp is sheathed in weblike filaments. But the surrealism is mostly within the bounds of commercial viability, creating an important factor in the designer's success...
...emphatic win by BC was a result of a number of reasons. Skill and speed certainly played a role, but there seemed to be a certain x-factor that separated the play of the Eagles from the play of the Crimson. Self-control, organization—whatever it was—BC had it and Harvard...
...sweet spot. His work had the richness and lyricism that so many Modernist buildings lacked. At the same time, he had taste and intelligence. He wasn't about to give them the kind of thing suited to Vegas casinos and Miami Beach hotels. For the most part, the wow factor in his buildings was a matter of structure, not sparkle. Saarinen was enchanted by the drama of powerful forms. His mother was a sculptor, and he had studied sculpture before switching to architecture. The massive curve of the Gateway Arch, the muscular reach of the tilted pylons of Washington...
...cure. He soon founds his own biotech company to steer and spur the doctors' research. (In the movie, the medics are compacted into the single, ornery person of Harrison Ford.) Do they find a therapy in time to save Crowley's children? That's the film's suspense factor - a ticking time bomb attached to two winsome kids. (See pictures of Harrison Ford's career in film...
Weather was a major factor in yesterday’s match against the Wolf Pack...