Word: phenomenons
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...full understanding of his goals: “I need to make a film to know what film I wanted to make. Even when I have finished, I only know a part of what I have done.” Though he said that he cannot entirely explain the phenomenon of success, he credited that of his biggest hit, “To Be and To Have”—filmed in a one-room schoolhouse in Auvergne—in part to the universality of its themes. “We all have been at school...
...community. Besides, when one is wearing a long sack with leggings, breasts merely get in the way. These days, it’s seen as much better to have a visible collarbone, on which you can hang trinkets, like necklaces. Formerly, to my delight, Hollywood seemed immune to this phenomenon, and starlets brazenly flashed their collective implants to the world at every venue possible. Now the anti-cleavage sentiment is so strong in fashion that even L. Lo (though perfectly comfortable flashing her lower naughty bits to unsuspecting paparazzi) has covered her famous assets, usually favoring crew necks when...
...with a pressing global health crisis such as AIDS, division and specialization are insufficient. According to Harvard Asia Center associate Dr. Lincoln C. Chen, a member of HUPA’s faculty steering committee, “AIDS as a thread and as a human phenomenon is intrinsically interdisciplinary. Because there are so many dimensions of the epidemic, it can be highly focused in one discipline, but it still must be synthesized into a holistic picture...
...Cambridge University’s move is an important one. It is part of a larger phenomenon of institutions seeking to implement more complex investment strategies as a way of enhancing returns on their financial assets,” El-Erian said...
...been shown that lying down can dampen such senses as hearing and spatial perception, and now researchers have found that reclining can also smother your ability to pick up odors. More than 60% of test subjects sniffing rose odor had decreased sensitivity to the smell when recumbent. The phenomenon could be the body's way of turning off potential distractions while you're trying to fall asleep, or it might be the result of fluids that rush through the brain while you're supine. Either way, the stifling effect may be an important consideration for reading MRI or PET scans...