Word: thoroughness
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...present committee is not very large and I think that is a good thing because a smaller committee finds it easier to have all members attend meetings and to have a thorough discussion with eight or nine people in the room," she said...
...some, however, Angelopoulos' style may sometimes seem too lingering or, in a sense, too thorough. (Other Angelopoulos films, "Landscape in the Mist" and "The Traveling Players," can be seen at the HFA this weekend). Long, sustained shots prevail, inviting a contemplation of the image's inextricable connection to the passage of time that not all viewers may have the patience to attempt. The carefully interwoven themes of the historical and the aesthetic may seem almost too perfectly constructed. It is interesting to note that Angelopoulos, upon winning second prize for the film at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, stormed...
THEY'RE ALREADY KILLING A LOT, if the National Television Violence Study is to be believed. Billed as the "most thorough scientific survey of violence on television ever undertaken," the study not only found a surprisingly high percentage of violent shows; it also made some damning observations about the way violence is presented. According to the survey, 47% of the violent acts shown resulted in no observable harm to the victim; only 16% of violent shows contained a message about the long-term negative repercussions of violence; and in a whopping 73% of all violent scenes, the perpetrator went unpunished...
...taken an active stance to preserve the sanctity of public service at Harvard--an often complicated affair that includes an unprecedented presentation next week to the Faculty Council. We've allocated, after a thorough review process, more than $35,000 to 149 vibrant student groups (Odds are, you've attended a meeting of or been involved with a group that is receiving Council funding...
...time by sick people who are willing to take some risks to feel better. Food, by contrast, is something everyone consumes every day for life. Thus, says the commissioner, decisions on food additives "are among the most important the agency makes. There's an enormous responsibility to be thorough and to be vigilant." Acknowledges Wayne Callaway, a George Washington University nutrition expert who chaired P&G's scientific review council on olestra: "I'm very sympathetic to the FDA. They're in a very tight position because if they're wrong, everyone knows about...