Word: spectacularness
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...just the protagonist’s hallucination.There are few mistakes that a passionate kissing scene amid a full-cast dance number can’t redress. The closing number, “On the Air,” an anthem to short-lived fame and unrealized fortune, was so spectacular that I hardly cared whether the cast was singing in the correct key or knew the words to the glorious song. Whether the final scene was improvised or not, the audience’s thunderous applause was justifiably approving...
...patients were prescribed beta blockers upon arrival or sell you a report about your particular doctor. The problem is that it takes a doctorate in statistics to sort out the data. "The world's best orthopedic surgeon will be sent everyone's disaster cases," says Wachter. "He may be spectacular and still have worse outcomes than the crummy surgeon across the street who has better outcomes because he gets the slam dunks." Almost every knee replacement results in few days of post-op fever. It's normal--but it can still be cited in a report on the "high rate...
...InterContinental is my favorite because it sits on the harbor and the views are spectacular. Every day at about 7 p.m., there is a light show across the water on the mainland side. Have drinks in the cocktail area with the floor-to-ceiling windows, or watch the lights from your room if you're lucky enough to get one with a harbor view. It's one of the most amazing sights. 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon...
...list of 100 most influential people and Foreign Policy magazine’s rankings of the top 100 public intellectuals, came to Harvard from MIT in 2003. He says he moved here primarily in order to get a broader intellectual perspective, though his office’s spectacular view doesn’t hurt...
...journalism and letters—for General Non-Fiction.“I’m simply overwhelmed,” Elkins, the Foster associate professor of African studies, said shortly after the Pulitzer Board made its announcements yesterday afternoon. “This is one of the most spectacular moments of my life.”“Imperial Reckoning,” a record of Britain’s violent rule in Kenya during the 1950s, began as Elkins’ doctoral dissertation at Harvard.“There are vestiges of the dissertation there...