Word: keenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with an ability to converse cogently on any topic, but here the Core falls short. In establishing the ten subject divisions--seven of which cover the three broad areas of Science, History and Literature & Arts--the Core fails to allow the student to explore those areas which are of keen interest...
...hard sell for Clinton. We won't know for sure what will happen until members of Congress come back from the Thanksgiving recess next Monday and Tuesday. But they are out in their home districts right now, listening to constituents tell them they're not too keen about sending their sons and daughters to Bosnia. If you took a vote today, you couldn't get it through." On the other hand, says Tumulty, Congress has always been reluctant to tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief...
...third time and running the Senate. As Dole shuttles--sometimes daily--between Washington and New Hampshire, the juggling act has begun to take a noticeable toll. In the Senate, Dole has made several unforced errors lately, puzzling lawmakers who have long relied on his dealmaking acumen and keen sense of timing...
Barry Sheck has a keen grasp of legal minutiae but not the traffic code. The O.J. defense lawyer was stopped by cops after making an illegal U-turn in Manhattan and issued summonses for two other minor offenses. "I can't believe this is a story," said Scheck...
Crichton built his success out of his understanding of and passion for science, technology, art, entertainment and commerce. His is one of those high-end, abstract-thinking machines, keen on contemporary social issues but able to make his interests drive book and ticket sales. That pejorative expression that has so much currency--"obviously written with a movie in mind"--requires qualification when applied to Crichton. "I think of Michael as the high priest of high concept," says Spielberg. All right, concept: Island. Theme park. Dinosaurs. Adults swallowed whole. Kids in peril. Easy. But who said the author had to give...