Word: sharpening
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...under which the officers have been charged were used during the civil rights movement of the 1960s to help federal authorities convict police miscreants who could not be found guilty in Southern courts. The statutes had earlier been challenged for being too vague, which prompted the Supreme Court to sharpen their focus by requiring prosecutors to demonstrate a "specific intent" to deprive someone of a federally guaranteed right...
...Dean Jewett felt after that meeting that hewanted to strengthen and sharpen his condemnationof racist language and racial epithets," Eppssaid...
...spite of the message, the show remains lighthearted. Jeanne Simpson's phenomenal choreography, especially in the scene parodying "Singin' in the Rain," helps to sustain the playful tone. The male and female chorus members are delightful, as they spar, tango and symbolically sharpen knives at the dinner table. Although the phallic use of umbrellas is carried slightly too far, by the end of the show the audience does view the battle of the sexes as a timeless dance...
...their emotions -- and anger is one of them -- to push their performance up." In fact, a baseball adage has it that managers prefer players who get mad. Anger steps up the body's pitch: blood pressure rises, heart and respiration rates quicken, and adrenaline surges. That may sharpen performance by heightening alertness, boosting energy and speeding up reactions...
...young program and they're a very athletic team," sophomore attacker and team scoring leader Liz Berkery said. "They play a lot like UVM--they all play attack and defense. This is a chance for us to sharpen our skills. If we play well, it will be a big confidence builder...