Word: focused
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...aware of them. I have a confused memory of being cut from the twisted metal with a huge pair of yellow hydraulic shears, the so-called Jaws of Life, and laid on a stretcher. As they were loading me into the ambulance, Danny O'Sullivan's face swam into focus, looking down at me. "You'd have to be the toughest old bastard I know," he said encouragingly. Give me a break, I said. You used to be in the SAS; you know plenty tougher than me. "Well, toughest old art critic, anyway," he said. That...
...national interest of the United States"--was the same one repeated for six years by Rubin, a period during which the Dow rose a mountainous 7,000 points. In contrast, the as yet brief Summers era has seen the index drop some 900 points. But Summers says his focus is on "the fundamentals," such as creating a budget surplus, which he argues is best for both the economy and the markets...
...While Soderbergh's technique brings such crucial themes into focus, it falters by sometimes scattering the scope of the film and jolting the audience from more traditional scenes. Otherwise, The Limey is entertaining as well as innovating. The casting of Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda, whose long and acclaimed careers have paralleled one another on either side of the Atlantic, complements the comparison and contrast of their characters in the film. Stamp's portrayal is at the same time brutal and pathetic. After being humiliated and beaten, Wilson retaliates against his attackers-however, his extreme violence reverberates as frustrated helplessness...
Kids talk in class and refuse to focus, while Frey is stuck with a curriculum that assumes all of her students can read...
...would say the program is a great option for students looking to assume a leadership role right after they graduate," Rogovin says. "They leave Harvard with this great energy and they use this to focus that," she says...