Word: mannerize
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Pierce describes his friend as "very open, friendly, sort of low-key in manner, though not at all low-key in effect...
Other pronouns such as "him" or "her" mustchange form according to their place in asentence. But Knowles found that people more oftenspeak in a manner that "sounds good to them" thanfollowing grammatical rules about leveledpronouns...
Mittarakis' style is commonly known as "naive art," a term that describes contemporary works that are painted in a folk manner. Mittarakis, the daughter of Greek immigrants, lost both her parents by the time she was 10 years old. She took up painting during her teenage years while living in an orphanage. For years the artist supported herself and two daughters by selling tropical , scenes at Rio street fairs. Her vibrant works -- which have been called "painted poetry" -- eventually attracted the attention of European critics...
...sewage discharges, the drift nets and factory ships are only the most visible problems. The real threats to the oceans, accounting for 70% to 80% of all maritime pollution, are the sediment and contaminants that flow into the seas from land-based sources -- topsoil, fertilizers, pesticides and all manner of industrial wastes. Coral is particularly sensitive to sediment, and the reefs that fringe Asia, Australia and the Caribbean -- and provide a home to many of the world's fish species -- are already starting...
...defendants are also broke, however, many of them get court-appointed lawyers who lack the resources, experience or inclination to do their utmost. When the Supreme Court restored capital punishment in 1976, it did so in the expectation that death sentences would be imposed in a fair and equitable manner. It hasn't always worked that way. Some people go to traffic court with better prepared lawyers than many murder defendants get. And yet no case carries higher stakes than a murder trial in the 36 states where the death penalty is legal...