Word: sharpness
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...consummate nightmare of any male with a fearless reputation, Houellebecq is getting a very public spanking from his own mother - and, man, is she one hacked-off lady. Even worse for the 50-year-old Houellebecq: she is showing the same talent for raunchy phrases and razor-sharp asides that made her son France's reigning literary sensation...
...came out and had real quality at bats, I thought we were really focused at the plate,” Allard said. “Defensively, we could have made a few more plays, catch the ball a few more time, but all in all, we were sharp, and we made the plays we needed to make, and our pitching kept...
...getting in on the act too, attempting to attract new businesses to the town, notably large health-care providers. "In five to 10 years," says Cody Tubbs, Elk Grove's interim city manager, "we think we will be the medical hub of South Sacramento County." Those efforts, plus the sharp reduction in housing prices, have created a new surge of interest in Elk Grove. The last residence we see on our tour is a 2,067-sq.-ft. (192 sq m) A-frame with four bedrooms and three baths for $282,000, down from $510,000 in February...
...credit a lot of your success to your relationship with your parents. Do you use the same techniques with your children? -Warren Sharp OKINAWA, JAPANI try. I said to my mother, I pray to God that I'm half as successful with my children as my parents have been. For any parent, to sit back and see your kids really enjoying each other, understanding each other, accepting who they are, is a huge...
...There's a twist. Livingstone, who is known for a sharp turn of phrase and once quipped that "if voting changed anything, they'd abolish it," is trying to scare Londoners off voting for Johnson by suggesting that the Conservative is the funnier man, perhaps even the ultimate joke candidate. Billboard posters and 4.2 million postcards being distributed by Livingstone's campaign urge voters to imagine Johnson, despite more than six years as a member of parliament still best known for his many comically chaotic appearances on British TV game shows, in charge of London. "Suddenly...