Word: possessives
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...thumb through the skin of an orange and break it apart; smell it, taste it, hear it, use it, squeeze it, chew it, digest it, decompose it, excrete it, put it against our foreheads on hot days and in our pockets on the way to a show. We possess it like no other art. Unlike other arts, it doesn't conceal its etymology quite as completely. The orange is non-figurative, non-metaphorical. The orange, as food, does not stand for something else except an orange and the nutrients it contains. It is its own metaphor...
Besides being the most crowded society, Japan is, as Kahn says, "the most achievement-minded society in the world." The Japanese possess a keen sense of competition, sharpened by the fact that their shoulder-to-shoulder existence invariably makes for many rivals and few openings. This competitive spirit extends beyond Nippon's borders and instills a deep concern among the Japanese over their ranking in the world. They intend to move higher. To that ambition they bring a machinelike discipline, an ability to focus with fearful energy on the task at hand, and an almost Teutonic thoroughness in all pursuits...
...Decorated columns divide the space where figures in relief act out scenes from the Virgin's life. Dressed in heavy gold drapery, resting on a jeweled background, the figures seem half involved with the action and half aware of the spectator. None of the other works in the show possess this shocking brilliance, yet most deal with thinking human beings acting in religious scenes. The artists begin to explore the feelings of the actors even though they never slip from their stylized forms...
...testimony before the committee last week. Louis H. Pollak, dean of the Yale Law School, said the candidate appeared to possess "more slender credentials than any nominee in this century...
Only a few hundred police stand against that event, for Lesotho is too poor to afford an army. The king, on the other hand, has a private cavalry-a formidable gang of red-blanketed horsemen-and many Basutos possess hunting rifles. Nor could the South African Government be prevailed upon to intervene for the Prime Minister. It dare not if it wanted to, for such interference in another country's affairs could set a dangerous precedent for South Africa herself...