Word: manner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...title track brings a Latin beat and jazz tempo to the album. It is similar to "Desert Lightning" in its harmonies and upbeat manner; however, the solos, particularly the flute solo, are more original and effective. Flutist Dave Valentin follows the piano solo and repeats its initial phrases; when he begins to improvise he creates a jazz sound that is not just relaxing background noise--it makes one want to listen to the musical combinations...
...life. The war blocked all those things from being born, so we opposed. In our opposition, we thought ourselves wiser than those who taught us and warmer than those who had nurtured us to maturity. We thought ourselves clean of evil and therefore we acted in an uncompromising manner...
Irving's inventive stamina and virtuosity scarcely disguise his indignation about the ways of the world, particularly about the manner in which U.S. foreign policy has been conducted in the past 25 years. The period includes John F. Kennedy's military intervention in Viet Nam and Ronald Reagan's resurrection of 19th century jingoism over Central America...
...computer memory. At first glance, this may seem unremarkable; the difference between a lot of ; words on the page and on some terminal screen appears to be chiefly one of weight. But that is not the whole story. Electronic information can be made available to interested readers in a manner not possible through print. The task of devising software that would ferret out new uses for the OED2 was assigned to the University of Waterloo in Ontario. There a team of computer scientists led by Gaston Gonnet and Frank Tompa, both 40, responded with a vengeance...
...painfully honest essay called "Funny Girl" in New York Woman magazine, "I don't think about being funny very much because it's how I get by. For me it's always been a way to be likable but removed." The result is that outsiders can misinterpret her manner and mistakenly belittle her talent. Playwright Terrence McNally complains that "what people often miss about Wendy is the thoughtful, passionate, mature womanly side of her. She is far more interesting as a mature artist than as this giggling, girlish, daughter-person that people want to take care...