Word: sheers
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...posse that met him at midfield may have tried to overwhelm Harvard captain Dante Balestracci with sheer numbers before the game’s opening kickoff, but it is the multi-man delegation that slinks back to its own bench after getting its first taste of the oft-punned Inferno and the man who will be hurling them down into the dirt in only a few moments...
...some captains that, through their sheer authority and wanting to make sure the team did well would almost distance themselves from their teammates just to make sure the team stayed focused and did what they had to do to be successful,” Murphy says. “I think Dante does a good job balancing being a captain and also being one of the guys...
Cooper points out that the motif of a frame within the actual frame creates a definite spatial experience, where the sheer size of the paintings can make the viewer feel as if he is entering the work. Rothko’s painting technique, which involves the layering of colors, also creates a sense of depth, as variations across the murals imply the presence of dimension...
Imagine mastering 15 languages in 26 years. The sheer math—gaining near fluency in a new foreign language every 1.73 years—might boggle the mind of even the most jaded Harvard overachievers. Now imagine learning 15 languages with the knowledge that you’ll never parlez francais in Paris or practice Czech in Prague. In fact, you’ll never leave North America...
...freshman out of Tucson, Arizona, Kyle Dalton will take her time to get adjusted to college basketball. It will be hard to get playing time for Dalton because of sheer numbers, according to Delaney-Smith...