Word: quieter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there is another vision of success that Harvard nurtures, one that I have always felt was done on a quieter level but which is more important. It is achievement in a world of human interaction, on an intimately personal level. It is self-development, the building of a sense of community and helping those outside our community. It is the instillation of a way of relating to others that is not complacent, that is sensitive to difference, that is probing...
...posh brands and retailers. "We have been absolutely driven by luxury products in the past 18 months," says Rose-Marie Bravo, president of Saks Fifth Avenue. "Consumers want you to know they have it [upscale style], but they don't want to shout." As an example of this quieter elegance, Bravo points to the sleek and somber lines of Jil Sander, where a suit averages about...
...went high-flying hysterical, screaming to onlookers at a sidewalk cafe ("I'm a homeless person!"), then fainting dead away. "All the extras on the street applauded," says Lane. "And Mike looked at us and said, 'Well, I got to admit, it was very funny.'" Nichols opted for a quieter take, but says he was in stitches for most of the filming. "I think what happened in the first few weeks of rehearsal was that Robin gave the picture to Nathan, in a very loving way," he says...
...iron muscle bulges. He radiated punitive rage. One morning he hammered a boy to the classroom floor with his fists and left him there with a concussion, the other boys too terrified to intervene. The Jesuits shipped McGonigal off to southern Maryland, to listen to the songbirds in a quieter parish...
...last year test drove a similar model built by Ford, reports: "The electric cars drive and feel very much like a regular car. The acceleration is good, and it handles the same. But it's a bit of a stretch to say, as GM claims, that it's quieter than a regular car. At startup and slow speeds, that's certainly true. The electric motor is almost silent. But at normal driving speeds, most of the noise you hear in a car comes from the road and wind, so it sounds pretty much the same...