Word: languish
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Carpentaria nearly went nowhere. With its unwieldy size and unconventional voice, it was rejected by most mainstream publishers, and Wright was almost resigned to seeing it languish "archived in the Carpentaria Land Council office forever." Another laugh. "It was a brave publisher who took it up." Others might say clever. Established in 1995 as a bridge between commercial houses and academia, Giramondo's output has been small but sagacious. Peter Castro's novel The Garden Book and John Hughes' memoir The Idea of Home are but two literary hybrids that have monopolized Australia's recent prize lists. Says publisher...
...percent for much of the year. And while student ratings should not be the ultimate barometer of pedagogical efficacy, they are at least indicative of the profound impact those dedicated primarily to their teaching can have on undergraduates’ educational experience.And while some introductory courses continue to languish under tenured professors, some courses thrive under the instruction of untenured lecturers, if they stick around. The Chinese program’s first-year preceptor Min Chen garnered CUE ratings of 4.7 and 4.8, but she will be plying her craft at Yale this year. And longtime economics teaching fellow Bruce...
...connected applicants like legacies (the children of alumni), but Fitzsimmons says his school is making a statement with its broader outreach. "The word has gone out that if you are talented, the sky is the limit," Fitzsimmons says. "If we don't take advantage of that energy, America will languish...
...chair by JM Ferrero for Estudi Hac Intended for the garden, Ferrero's JPN chair, which debuted at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair, shouldn't languish in the shed during winter months. With an elegant metal form and geometric flower pattern created by the Valencia-based designer for his own brand, it deserves to be round the kitchen table. estudihac.com...
...spoiled; and she appears again in his The Bamboo Blonde. But Mann apparently didn't see what Greer had: the high forehead, full lips and amoral aura that gave her a drop-dead-with-a-smile-on-your-face sexual charisma. The director let this budding femme fatale languish at the edge of the frame, while the not-so-hot Hughes and Frances Langford took center-screen...