Word: hones
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...unabashed boorishness of young French tourists in the sex-addled 1970s at an Ivory Coast Club Med resort and, in the second film, on the ski slopes, the new movie finds our antiheroes visiting Sardinia in overripe middle age. Experience has taught them little more than how to hone their barbs. Their fashion choices are worse than ever, and the embonpoint of token bimbo Gigi (Marie-Anne Chazel) has been enlarged to gargantuan proportions. Past entanglements collide with new realities to create fresh comic crises within the group. "They're really trashy and amazingly repulsive, yet they accept...
This position in Parliament will be his first public office and will allow Ignatieff to hone his political sparring skills in an arena much fiercer than academia, Albo said...
...chosen pursuit—outdoor education—is a far throw from the more secure trajectories upon which most Harvard graduates embark. Forgoing creature comforts and even modest financial security, she has instead opted for an off-road foray into the wilderness, where she hopes to hone an unconventional skill set before settling upon a more permanent route...
Elbegdorj served as prime minister for about three months in 1998. He later came to Harvard to hone his management skills at the Kennedy School...
...Despite their turbo-charged race up the rankings, China's tennis prodigies haven't become celebrities across Asia like India's Sania Mirza or Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan. Unlike other top athletes who use international competitions to hone their skills and raise their profiles, Chinese stars have a habit of emerging almost fully formed from the country's secretive sports system. In China, athletics are viewed as a tool for national glory, not individual accomplishment. During mandatory national-team training, such as the session in Jiangmen last month, China's tennis stars must sweat through seven hours of practice...