Word: trait
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...five overtime possessions. “It was a difference in one play. Plays that matter, like [nose tackle] Michael Berg made in overtime, I’ve never seen anything like that,” Murphy said. “I think it’s been one trait of this program, this team, is that we fight hard. We’ve been in this situation many times with our back against the wall, and we fight hard, and it says something for our character.”This wasn’t a fairy-tale ending, however...
...just a teenybopper trend. Now, more than ever, people are wearing their opinions on their sleeve, rather than taking the time to speak them.As a shirts-with-cute-sayings aficionado—I possess a vast repertoire of “Everyone Loves A [insert regional, religious, or ethnic trait here] Girl” tops—I often feel the need to defend my fashion choices.Unlike the well-endowed preteens trying to fast forward the aging/mating process with a nice “Who needs brains when you have these?” shirt, I tend to pick phrases...
Some of those variables may be found by studying the function of the brain. At Washington University, researchers have been conducting brain imaging to investigate a trait they call persistence--the ability to stay focused on a task until it's completed just so--which they consider one of the critical engines driving ambition...
...these reasons, people and animals who have an appetite for becoming an alpha often settle contentedly into life as a beta. "The desire to be in a high position is universal," says de Waal. "But that trait has co-evolved with another skill--the skill to make the best of lower positions...
...about the worst that I have heard? ‘You’ve got 206 bones in your body. Do you want 207?’ Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: ‘I’m single’ Sexiest physical trait: My teeth Favorite childhood toy: WWF action figures Favorite part about Harvard: Leaving for vacation Describe yourself in three words: a white elephant In 15 minutes you are: Scaling the rock wall In 15 years you are: Scaling my Byronic hero