Word: straightforwardly
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Ashbery read "Some Trees," a lyrical piece written during his time as a Harvard undergraduate (later published in 1956), "The Painter" (see your Norton Anthology), and several recent works illustrative of his trademark style. The language of the poems was straightforward and casual; the content associative and complex; the meaning elusive. The applause was great...
...soon as the trial recommenced, Bush attorney Phil Beck (who treated Gore statistician Nicolas Hengartner with such disdain Saturday) called his own, heavily accented statistician to the stand. Dr. Laurentius Marais, who spoke with an unidentifiable lilt, was straightforward and extremely convincing as he tried to tear down the basis of the Gore team's statistical argument. The vice president's lawyers, said Beck, are showing us numbers indicating that if all votes were counted, Gore would certainly win. Is their assumption correct...
...that a well-placed vocal mix can alleviate. Maas was often a bit stingy in this department; although he was quite an affable presence in the DJ booth, the same personal touch of vocals would have provided an interesting counterpoint to his occasional minimalist proclivities. The set was generally straightforward and built around the usual throbbing 4/4 rhythms (Maas had promised earlier that evening that his set would be "a bit rougher" than his in-store performance at Allston's Sound Factory), but he threw in some overt nods to trance and breakbeat came as the set wound down...
...their best when they're not taking themselves too seriously, and that shows up whether turning punk conventions on their ear or incorporating eccentric sensibilities into their music. However, if you don't fully listen to the lyrics, you'll miss the point. "I Want You Bad," which appears straightforward, isn't a love song, but a driving anthem mocking sexual predilections, as Holland hollers over hyped up guitars ("I want you/All tattooed/I want you bad/Complete me/Mistreat me/I want you bad"). Similarly easy to miss in "One Fine Day" is the derisive parody of the hard-drinking, hard-living lifestyle...
Vinik's style is known as GARP--growth at a reasonable price, a fairly straightforward approach. In simple terms it means buying companies whose price-earnings multiple is lower than the earnings growth rate. Think P/Es of 10 to 14; earnings growth of 16% to 18%. There are hundreds of stocks fitting that description most of the time. Vinik scored big by loading up early this year on drug, medical and restaurant stocks while the masses crowded into dotcoms. He says sticking to his style kept him out of the bubble, "a huge factor in our performance...