Word: unevennesses
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...cannot see who wrote the exam. Yet he can almost invariably tell whether the writer is a girl or a boy. One factor is writing ability, which tends to favor the girls. Another is the fact that, due to difference in study habits, boys' examinations tend to be "uneven." A Harvard student often "hits" one essay question, for which he had completed the reading and devoted thought, better than a Cliffie. But often he will completely "miss" two other answers. In contrast to this, girls, who usually do all the reading uniformly well, answer all questions with relatively equal competence...
Arthur Miller is one of our leading contrivers of theatrical explosion, and the trial scene of his Crucible blows up with a thoroughly characteristic, thoroughly effective blast. The rest of his account of certain diabolic activities in Massachusetts is uneven but interesting; Mr. Miller's utter, earnest conviction flames forth from every line of it. The performance it receives at the Charles Playhouse is incompletely authoritative (many of the players, for one thing, are badly in need of diction lessons), but still worth a visit...
...Seesaw. An uneven but touching duet of loneliness and humor...
...Seesaw. An uneven but touching duet of loneliness and humor. The entire cast: Anne Bancroft, Dana Andrews...
...Seesaw. A couple of emotional straphangers on a Manhattan shuttle train, rattling back and forth between love and neurotic despair. Uneven, but touching and amusing...