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...friends also recognize this trait in him, saying that it is well-suited to his profession. Laura H. Pomerantz, Principal of PBS Realty Advisers in New York City who also serves on the board of Carnegie Hall and chairs the Special Events committee, describes him as “analytical and responsible” and a skilled diplomat...
...Sometimes if she would see a trait that would be a bad trait, she would offer an interpretation,” she explained, “so it’s not just bad news...
...crowned by a smokestack that Barr compared to an Italian basilica, the Necco factory united the three ideals coined by the earliest Roman architect: Venustas, architectural beauty; Firmitas, “exquisite structural virtuosity;” and Utilitas—usefulness—the trait that made the building “genuinely modern...
Heavy use of antibiotics causes more bacteria without the resistance to die than those with resistance, resulting in a growing proportion of bacteria that are resistant to whatever antibiotics are being used—a trait they can pass on to their offspring, she said...
Still, Herbert was better with ideas than with dialogue, and that trait carries over here in such lines as "Nothing in this universe is as great as my love for you." And while Sarandon's wicked witch is campy in a good way, Daniela Amavia, as Paul's power-drunk sister, lacks emotional range; whether in moral turmoil or rage, she looks as if she is ticked off that someone messed up her mochaccino order. The true stars are the sumptuous-for-TV special effects and the Matrix-esque combat scenes. It's hard to get too earnest about...