Word: modus
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...into the speech, audience members later said they could sense a bomb was about to drop—“because I was willing to do the second and didn’t feel like doing the first.”Provocation had long been Summers’ modus operandi, but it was unusual for him to admit that outright. Perhaps he felt comfortable inside the confines of what was ostensibly an off-the-record meeting, though nothing said among 40 professors is private. Or perhaps he thought he could remove his University president?...
...sharp at 83, recently rattled off a litany of observations no different than my own would be. Even my brother, who in the stages of youthful rebellion intentionally saw himself as completely different from my father, has started to pick up many of his quirks and his sometimes frustrating modus operandi. The deeper I’ve tread, the more I’ve discovered that virtually everything in me that I use to set myself apart from my classmates and peers is reflected, in one way or another, in the older generations of Suttons and Adomanises. The holiday season...
...national politics, the modus operandi is simple: win points for your political argument by changing the terms used in the debate...
...band’s 2002 E.P., “Chocolate and Ice.” But even with the familiar emphasis on blanketing reverb, soaring vocal lines, minor key melodies, and heavy breakdowns, “Z” reformats the band’s modus operandi. Legendary producer John Leckie (Radiohead, Stone Roses) seems to have contributed heavily to this evolution. His touch is most evident in the futuristic feel of several tracks, such as “Off The Record”’s spacey fadeout. Increasingly psychedelic lyrics like “A kitten...
...including Nobel laureate Harry M. Markowitz—that would last throughout his life. “Alan was a very intelligent and very productive colleague,” Markowitz said. “I have great respect for him.”Manne’s modus operandi throughout his professional work was to create long-term, complex economic models. These models relied heavily on linear programming, a subset of mathematics, to determine optimal decision-making in a world of scarce resources. He modeled, for example, how oil shortages would affect both the world as a whole and individual...