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Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynz eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud" (V.G.); "but whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is difficult to say." (A.E.) Now one such might be droll enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/20/1988 | See Source »

Artful Equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to Exam No. 40. Then our lynx eyelids droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The twentieth century has never recoverd from the effects of Marx and Freud" (V.G.); "but whether this is a good thing or a bad is difficult to say" (A.E.). Now one such might be droll enough...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader's Response | 8/18/1987 | See Source »

Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud" (V.G.); "but whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is difficult to say." (A.E.) Now one such might be droll enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

...partners and subsidiaries for supplies of everything from parts to design ideas. Ford encourages its allied companies to specialize, thus creating "centers of excellence" instead of duplicating the same skills in each location. For example, Ford has engaged Japan's Mazda to design the 1988 successor to the Mercury Lynx subcompact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ford Slimmed Way Down and Styled Up | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...buying some of our best furs," says Claire de Montesquiou of Revillon, where a trench-style coat in black mink sells for $7,600, in contrast to $10,200 at the Revillon salon in Saks Fifth Avenue. The most expensive fur coats in France are the rare Russian lynx. Revillon sold one this winter for $303,000, but thinks it indiscreet to say who bought it. Eat your heart out, Lorelei...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Traveling Dollar | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

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