Word: flair
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...soccer followers quickly became used to the presence of Laurie Gregg, a Wellesley native and a visiting junior from Lehigh, on the soccer field. Always on the ball in every sense, Gregg demonstrated almost unequaled soccer skill, superior aggressiveness without any apparent fear of injury, and a special flair for always knowing the right thing to do in a given situation. Although not considered a scorer nor blessed with blazing speed, she finished tied for second on the team with ten goals, most of them during the Ivy tournament. She was awarded First Team honors for her all-around efforts...
...band is tight and together, giving a lot of energy to the snatches of the original Hair songs. John Gennari in particular not only delivers his lines with nice irony but gives an exciting performance on the drums. Several of the actors bring off their numbers with a flair and believability that belies the flatness of the characters they have to work with. It's unfortunate that so many of the classic songs have been so abbreviated, used only as links in the connect-the- songs script...
...wisely chose to cast non-professionals, boys whose backgrounds are similar to those of the characters they portray. When he shoots a large event, such as a riot in the prison, he does so with the detachment of a news reporter, following the action as it happens without dramatic flair...
Danbury's Barnum died in 1975, and the trustees of his estate carried on his legacy, though without the master's flair and brio. Despite record crowds and steady profits, the undeniable lure of a $24 million offer from Wilmorite spelled the end for Danbury's autumnal rite. "It's a shame," admits Fred G. Fearn, one of the estate's executors, his purple fair badge resplendent on his red ultrasuede jacket, "but we had no choice...
...chase across Corsica, he straps a camera to a horse's back, and keeps pace with the lead troops. Not one image is blurred or out of focus. Before the audience, the foremost rider's horse unfolds its limbs in the rhythmical ritual of a gallop. Its nostrils flair, its hind quarters fleck with sweat. The earh resounds under the pounding of great hoofs. For an instant, we forget the object of this chase, so intoxicated are we by the fluidity of the horse's movement...