Word: tinier
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Henry Kissinger ’50, a Harvard man and no stranger to the polite street brawl, once quipped that “university politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.” The actual stakes of the West-Summers clash could not be tinier. But West’s race-baiting could ensure that the venom lingers for years to come...
...What I have done," explains Johar, "is put small things on a big canvas." As a result, Kabhie Khushi relies entirely on the wattage of its stars to try to keep the audience interested for almost three hours. The actors do their best?but those "small things" seem even tinier on that big canvas...
Much attention has been paid to improvements in miniaturization. But smaller is not necessarily better. The tinier the aid, the more difficult it is to manipulate the controls and change the batteries. In addition, smaller aids--which fit in the ear, in the canal, or completely in the canal--simply can't pack the power of larger, behind-the-ear or body-aid models...
...peered over the brink of a big decision by a split Supreme Court, Democrats all got asked if Scalia was on record endorsing George W. Bush, and Republicans were all invited to denounce the wild and crazy Florida Four. (Thus cramming the four dissenting Supremes into an even tinier Democratic box.) Often enough, the consiglieres obliged...
BONING UP A drug that's been used for decades to treat high blood pressure may help build strong bones too. A study of men and women ages 60 and older revealed that daily low doses (25 mg) of hydrochlorothiazide increase bone mass 1%. Even tinier doses (12 mg) at least maintain bone density. The drug may be less effective than other well-known bone builders, such as Fosamax and hormone-replacement therapy, but it is safe, has few side effects and, best of all, costs less than a penny...