Word: tinting
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...gaps in the days, endless hours of idle chatting, serious talk and slightly nervous joking among buddies. The Marines have never been quite comfortable with the curious, frustrating nature of their Lebanese mission. In the stark light of last weekend's catastrophe, their speculations now have a tint of terrible, sad sweetness. "I've never really been in combat," said one young officer a few days before the bombing, "so I can't say what combat is. All I can say is this is regarded as a hostile-fire situation...
...color often looks unnatural and uneven, like the work of some second-grader who just can't seem to get all the crayon marks inside the lines. Even the Tribune's "Good Morning" rests inside a blue box, like those so frequently favored by USA Today. The blue tint does make the "Good Morning" look soft and warm, but it still seems rather unlikely that a reader will be moved to say, "And a good morning to you, Chicago Tribune...
...antique documents. Sometimes its very color is all they need to see. Ink made of ground carbon was used until 1020; it does not affect the color of the paper as it ages. But iron-gall ink, widely used until about 1860, is acidic and with time tends to tint and wear through the paper. Aniline ink followed; it disappears when the paper on which it is used is dunked in water. That is not a test many analysts try, since their document, real or fake, might vanish...
...neon-like wall displays and jukebox, never become too confining as Altman uses perpetually changing positions for the characters. His use of reflections through mirrors and dust-covered windows and different camera angles provides the movie with a vast array of approaches to the dime store scene. The pinkish tint to the filming adds an eerie dimension of stagnation, as it makes the characters look even more cheap and tacky...
When women using Clairol's Nice 'n Easy hair-coloring kits want to get some expert guidance on exactly how much tint to apply, free advice is as close at hand as the nearest telephone. They simply call up the toll-free 800 number listed on an instruction sheet in the package and ask. Clairol is one of a growing list of firms that use AT&T's system of toll-free 800 numbers to foster good consumer relations. Says Jack Shor, vice president for public relations at the New York-based hair care, cosmetics and beauty...