Word: slight
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...recession has gone on so long and has been so crippling that the eyes of the wishful begin to play tricks. A small piece of economic information, like one month of very modestly improved housing numbers or one week of a slight decrease in jobless claims, sets off a chain reaction. If one set of numbers is OK, the next set will be better. Real estate prices will stop falling everywhere, if they stop falling in hard hit Nevada. (See pictures of Las Vegas...
Weighing in at exactly 143 pounds each, these two guys provided an excellent example of basic boxing. Nguyen described his fighting style as more of a straight puncher, and the match bore him out. One noteworthy observation--as each punched, a slight "breath" sound could be heard, which according to Nguyen is what happens as as boxer tightens up his stomach muscles to better handle the blows. At one point a spectator could be heard calling, "Haran, you're so sexy!" from the audience. Nguyen left the second round with a bloody nose but seemed upbeat about his performance...
...think so. I think that these are slight mysteries. They can be read by people who read mysteries. And I know that a lot of those people do. They realize in fact that I dont observe the conventions, and also they realize we don't have in these books real crime, and we certainly don't have any bodies. Some readers, though, actually feel disappointed by that and will say these aren't real mysteries. Well, they aren't, and I never would assert that they are. Sometimes I'll go to these mystery conventions, and the real mystery writers...
...give especially stellar performances. As Joe, a dockworker on the boat, Nicholas Christopher, Jr. delivers a stunningly noteworthy performance of the musical’s leitmotif, “Ol’ Man River.” His surprisingly crisp and sonorous baritone (surprising because Christopher is of a slight build) wholly conveys the soulful resignation of the song’s pith. The pit orchestra also impresses, notably flaunting the student talent of the Boston Conservatory. Without missing a beat, the music infuses the performance with richness and vim, as the orchestra propels the production forward. The overture...
...operating budget’s approximately $444 million available for allocation, roughly $134 million has been set aside for Cambridge’s schools in fiscal year 2010, a slight increase over last year’s expenditure on school operating costs...