Word: odd
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Soviets allow mathematicians of such caliber to go seems rather odd, especially in light of their fixation with mathematical and technical expertise. Nathanson guesses that it has to do with the fact that scholars like Bernstein and Kazhdan work in pure mathematics which, unlike applied math, has no immediate use for developing weapons and technology. "These people tend to be short-sighted," he says, adding that losing such mathematicians could come back to haunt the Soviets in the long-term...
...This odd mixture of hope and disappointment reflects the matmen's uneven season, Crimson coach Johnny Lee said, "We're had too many weak links in the chain this year." he said. "But we've still got some guys who can cut the mustard against anyone...
...hundred feet from a hotel where he often stayed when he worked late in the city. Suddenly, he was aware of a dark figure behind and to the left. Then, farther, off, exactly abreast of him but ten feet away near the buildings, a second figure appeared. That seemed odd, especially since he now noticed there was not another soul on the street. A taxi's brake lights winked in the distance, though, and the pool of light in front of the hotel reassured him. Just as he reached that welcoming glare, the figure on the left...
...moreover, apparently believe that if one metaphor per sentence is good, several are better, even if contradictory. A rambling rumination on "an American loss of nerve" by former New York Times Critic John Leonard has, aptly, a running leitmotiv of Japanese fog. In other articles, the language is occasionally odd, opaque, even incorrect...
...Ordinary People and Ragtime, shows enormous promise as the patient who sets off his mid-life crisis. She has an unusual beauty, with dark hair and blue eyes as bright as headlights and a sandy voice reminiscent of Jean Arthur's. The two of them form an odd combination, but it works...