Word: strength
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...novel, stemming simply from the length, which imposes a certain focus and brevity on the author’s prose. The writer can simply offer an evocative scene, without the pressure of maintaining plot momentum and design over the course of a full-length novel. Perhaps the greatest strength of the form is that the story relies so heavily on what is left unsaid. Every gesture, every phrase, every detail in a great story takes on additional significance since it both signals the literal action and evokes everything that is left out of a scene...
...didn’t get rattled when they had runners on base who were threatening, which was definitely a strength,” Allard said...
...hitters are very tough to get,” Allard said. “She was strong. She executed well and was very zoned in...Rachel was outstanding today and was definitely a strength...
...Black and White knew full well entering the spring that its strength and resolve would be tested over the course of the season. Between graduating 12 seniors last year—most of whom were on the 1V or 2V boats—and facing a challenging schedule, Radcliffe realizes that success lies in constantly making adjustments...
...leadership trying to thread the passage between these extremes. Hu, for instance, has pivoted the nation's foreign policy away from older, slower-moving ideas like "Bide our time, get something done" and toward what are called the four strengths. China, Hu says, must deploy political influence, economic competitiveness, an attractive image and moral force in diplomacy. In so many words, Hu's strategy suggests, China must use what strength it can to make sure it isn't being done to again. It wouldn't let itself be done to at the climate-change summit in Copenhagen...