Word: unfamiliarity
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...difficulty for Latham, so far, is that he hasn't fully learned the politician's slippery art of feigning interest when he's in unfamiliar territory; he's transparent, whether cranky or bored. In Tasmania's old-growth forests with Greens leader Bob Brown earlier in the year, Latham seemed disengaged; his bearings were out of whack and he was subdued, Brown says. To remain fresh, Latham will also have to master distinguishing the meaningful from the banal when he tells his story. Launching a dental program in inner Sydney, Latham revealed to journalists and state politicians that...
...INTERVIEW WITH TIME, BUSH called the U.S. invasion of Iraq a "catastrophic success," which he defined as "being so successful so fast that an enemy that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another day." For those who are unfamiliar with Orwellian Newspeak or doublespeak, catastrophic success translates as failure in plain English...
...common room in the Weld basement, there were more students watching the game than there were players on the rosters of both teams. Lifelong Boston residents, their nervous eyes buried in their hands for the better part of a month, sat side-by-side with international students unfamiliar with the rules of the game. Together, we hung on Manny’s every swing, Zimmer’s every scowl, and Pedro’s every pitch and punch. The physical and emotional closeness of everyone in the room, regardless of rooting interest, could not have been possible...
Luckily, his fellow receivers aren’t completely unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the Harvard offense. Sophomore Corey Mazza got his far share of onfield time as a freshman when injuries to the presumed starters suddenly thrust him into the spotlight. Now in his second season, he is fueled by a level of confidence gained from his sojourn at No. 1 receiver during spring practices...
...students and other volunteers fix a voting rights problem? First, they get trained and then they get inside the polling places. When voters are mistakenly told they do not qualify for a provisional ballot or unnecessarily asked for photo identification, it often results from poll workers being unfamiliar with the law. Just Democracy plans to send law students and undergraduates trained in local election law to polling places where they can serve as resources for the election administrators...