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Sickert may have been an intimist, of a peculiar sort, in such paintings, but there is no doubt of his later nostalgia for the kind of public declamation that the great tradition of earlier painting could fill. "We - cannot well have pictures on a large scale nowadays," he remarked, "but we can have small fragments of pictures on a colossal scale...
...which, unlike other crudes, resists taking up water and forming a stable emulsion. The viscosity of most crudes causes them to form hard, tight masses that are difficult to break up. The tar balls and gooey globs that plagued Alaska have not appeared in the Shetlands because of the peculiar nature of Gullfaks. Says Dan Lawn, an environmental engineer who works in Prince William Sound: "When I flew over the site in the Shetlands, I was astounded to see that the oil was not sticking to the beaches. It would roll up on the beach and then roll back down...
Three hours is a long time to spend in a cramped, somewhat overheated theater. Gilbert and Sullivan is an acquired taste, and lacks the flash and snazz of modern entertainment. But the peculiar wit of Gilbert and Sullivan is faithfully served in this performance. The two Brits would be proud to have their work so fervently reenacted...
While it is incumbent upon colleges to controlcosts and moderate the growth of fees, collegesalso face very "peculiar" economic problems,Rudenstine told the audience...
...were in marked contrast to what Yeltsin had been saying only a few weeks earlier. In conversations with his own aides and at least one Western diplomat, he had dismissed the Arkansas Governor as too young, too inexperienced and -- get this -- too much of a "socialist." That's a peculiar epithet from someone who, until two years ago, was a card- carrying communist; but now that Russia has repudiated Karl Marx and embraced Adam Smith, its leader is apparently susceptible to Republican propaganda about Democrats...