Word: keeness
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...have graduated from college,but he hasn't moved on to the next level ofacting. Ronnie's girlfriend in the movie, Audrey,played by Fiona Loewi, makes her presence known.Not only is she naturally beautiful but she playsher role with an alluring animation. She alsopresents her character with a keeness thatseparates her from the typical airhead. Gilesunderstands that she is an obstacle in his path towinning Ronnie's love. While he still retains hopethat he will succeed, we know his love will remainunrequited...
...problem has been complicated by the fact that people live longer nowadays. In the past, it was expected that a man would not live much past 70, but today youngsters of eighty and ninety have not yet lost their mental keeness. Many emeritus professors still lead full and active lives. If they are not studying or lecturing, they are often traveling or catching up on all the reading they missed while busy teaching. Because of the high cost of scientic experiment, not all retiring professors can be fully accommodated. However, unlike the old soldier, the old scholar refuses to fade...
Boston track fans should not lose heart at the prospect of fewer meets... the daily race of the Senior Class from Carpenter to Cowie Hall at twelve-thirty sharp is, in may respects, a compensating substitute. That which it lacks in organization is made up for in keeness of competition. After all, the incentive of a first place in the chow line can hardly be compared with the nebulous reward of breaking an IC4A Record, or winning a little tin medal...
There is so much that is good about the intense activities of the football field that the unfortunate and sometimes really sad events which result from this greatest of American games cut into the consciousness with especial keeness. The highly satisfactory performance of the football team last Saturday serves only to put a sharper edge to the regret that one of the outstanding members of that team should have met with grave injury while on the field...
...holding hearings on a bill to abolish capital punishment in that little rectangle of land set apart for the business of governing the nation. A witness appeared to be questioned. He wore baggy clothes, was weary looking. A cigaret drooped from his mouth. But his eyes focused with keeness and understanding on the members of the committee...