Word: sharpness
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...showing a younger John F. Kerry debating his current Swift Boat rival John O’Neill on Vietnamization and how to end the War. The Kerry of 1971 paradoxically makes the Kerry of today look like an amateur. He was poised as always without sacrificing vitality; he was sharp and in command, and he seized every opportunity to quietly take his opponent to the cleaners. His nuance wasn’t a burden to his effectiveness; rather, it was captivating. He embodied the feeling of inevitability that has followed his aspirations for the White House; perhaps...
...mobile phones to giant flat-screen televisions. Mobile-phone makers are introducing luxury models, such as the $19,450 platinum Vertu, in order to increase sales. And in Japan, because of the change to digital signals there, sales of big-screen LCD TVs have jumped 62%, prompting companies like Sharp to release the $9,000 45-in. LCD Aquos...
Also doing well with blazers is Thom Browne, 38, the American who launched his label of hand-made suits nearly three years ago. His custom-designed creations are known for their slim trousers and short, fitted jackets, which, he says, look sharp and young. Browne, who wears a suit every day, whatever the weather or occasion, describes his typical client as "the guy who was wearing khakis and polo shirts the past couple years but who understands the quality of hand-made clothing and is willing to spend extra money to get it." (His suits usually start...
...sharp. She would take the essence of the speech and bring it out and move on,” Churchill said. “I was awestruck...
...recognize Becky Sharp. Ever since William Makepeace Thackeray created her more than 150 years ago, she has been the universally recognized embodiment of the social climber, in her case trying to rise out of poverty to a respectable position in a society--Georgian England--more rigidly stratified than any we know. In that delicately poised world, speaking the wrong word, using the wrong fork, could mean disaster, and the suspense in Vanity Fair derives largely from our anxious observation of Becky navigating a vast sea of swells...