Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...work might not be as impressive if it wasn't written by a 21-year-old. But it is very funny. Goodman's voice is assured and her humour is sharp. And despite her convoluted details, she gets to the point a lot faster than my grandma...
...sainthood. Or at least Dean's List. Name at least the titles of every other book Hume wrote; don't just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of "contemporary decadence," like Natalie Wood. If you can't come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid clinks of pseudofacts...
That dismal overall assessment, however, masks the success that many states have had in boosting the quality of their schools. Since A Nation at Risk, as many as 16 states have adopted major legislative packages calling for sharp spending increases and radical restructuring of their schools. How some of these states moved education to the top of the political agenda -- and what they are doing to keep it there -- provides telling lessons for others. A look at three case histories...
...permit market forces to control prices had lightning impact: the cost of bread soared 100%, milk nearly 300% and some cuts of meat more than 400%. But the move brought no quick improvement in food supplies because prices and incomes had been frozen throughout July, and Poles, aware that sharp increases loomed, had cleared store shelves of most commodities...
Water is not the director's friend. Actors immersed in it do not have many opportunities for sharp repartee. It provides no cover for the villain to sneak up on the hero. It turns action sequences into exercises in slow motion. It is costly to work in and obscures expensive and imaginative special-effects work...