Word: length
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...don’t want to be a stickler, but I do believe that tailoring an essay’s length to the assignment is a skill in itself,” she said. “It’s good for all of us to keep in mind the ways technology affects our work...
Myers and five of her students timed 295 transactions at eight Boston-area coffee shops. Her study controlled for complicating factors, including the complexity of the drink order (skinny? soy? 3 percent milk?), the appearance of the customer, and the length of the line...
...Indian Airlines plane "that had met with a small ground incident," cut it up and reassembled it in Dwarka, a fast-growing neighborhood of weed-infested sidewalks and burgeoning middle-class aspirations. Because space is limited, the plane has been cut down to about two-thirds its normal length and is held in place by thick concrete pillars. Inside, Gupta replaced the bulkhead between the coach and business cabins with a wooden wall so he could mount an air conditioner to cool the cabin in New Delhi's oppressive summer heat...
...strike lasted for five months, and it is estimated that networks lost as much as $500 million as a result. With 12,000 writers total and a resolve backed by other unions like the SAG and the Teamsters, economists estimate losses at twice that for a strike of similar length, according to Reuters.“We’re prepared to strike as long as it takes,” says Verrone. “We don’t want to be on strike, we want to go back to work, but the thing we want less than...
...Planned but unperformed experiments included playing “45:33” while engaging in underwater combat, dining in fine restaurants, and chopping vegetables for a winter stew. Post-study interviews resulted in similar statements from both test subjects, who noted that despite the track’s length, the music sounded like “nothing.” When asked to best describe the feelings conveyed by “45:33,” one subject noted, “It sounds like if Steven Seagal and John Williams had a child, and if that child...