| 单词 | precisely |
| 例句 | His brother moved precisely, each foot planted firmly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As for the girl he singled out, she was left impressed and terrified and confused by his momentary attention—which was precisely the intent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That same year de Vries published his monumental study of plant variants, Carl Correns, a botanist in Tübingen, published a study on pea and maize hybrids that precisely recapitulated Mendel’s results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The throat diameter that I had so carefully calculated and Mr. Caton and his buddies had so precisely machined was now an ugly, oblong, pitted abomination. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I tried to picture what the weather was like and what room we were in and what she was wearing and what precisely she had said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Throughout the day, I found myself thinking that maybe this feeling was why she’d planned everything so intricately and precisely: even if you want to leave, it is so hard. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Nobody really knew how old the Clovis people were, though, because geological strata can't be dated precisely. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Beautiful and otherworldly—glowing green and moving like water, calm and ethereal, looking precisely like heavenly bodies might look. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He felt suddenly wonderful, as if all the energies of the world were surging through him, as if he knew precisely what he was made of. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Therefore, whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Her name was Betty but she was called Teapot's Mamma because being his mamma was precisely her major failure. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What you have been doing is feeding him precisely the kind of story that he would have been receiving in his native land. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This means, as Stephen Hawking has observed with a touch of understandable excitement, that one cannot "predict future events exactly if one cannot even measure the present state of the universe precisely!" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was at this moment, precisely, that he found he could not rise; something had happened to his arms, his legs, his feet—ah, something had happened to John! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Once we found them, we focused an instrument called a sextant on them, and measured their direction precisely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Always precisely at midnight, at the moment the grandfather clock in the foyer begins to chime, the first plates are placed on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the accompanying letter, Martha wrote that she had found the pebble on the Jersey shoreline, precisely where the land touched water at high tide, where things came together but also separated. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Its graceful ivy-covered colonial buildings and tree-shaded courtyards gave it the feeling of a privileged academic oasis, which is precisely what it was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kutuzov defeated Napoleon precisely because he was not swayed by the ephemeral and superficial values of the court, and made his decisions on a visceral understanding of his men and his people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that she can recall these details so precisely is at once startling and endearing to him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do,” wrote Justice Hugo Black. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then, after a bit, she found she could aim with the noose of the rope, that she could choose a log or a bush and catch it precisely on most of her attempts. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Too many readers are intimidated and humbled by what they can’t understand, and in some cases that’s precisely the effect the writer is after. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “When two races of men meet, they act precisely like two species of animals,” he wrote. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet this is precisely what we have done. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The seal on his diploma, which was precisely aligned on the wall with his right ear, made for the perfect place to concentrate my attention. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It is precisely this quality that makes facts the raw material of science, for science, too, is a peculiar amalgam of the real and the cultural. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z That I didn't shoot him, or bomb him, or drown him, or do whatever it was, precisely, that caused Bas to no longer exist. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z More precisely, it appeared to solve the problem of how to produce high-energy particles without applying high voltages. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Which was precisely why she felt such concern when the mood on the pond suddenly changed. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He planned also to coat the beach with fallen oak and maple leaves to signify the fact that Columbus landed in autumn, even though live palms and dead deciduous leaves were not precisely compatible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Or maybe it is both at once, which is precisely what makes it so useful. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z A precisely engineered drainage system added to the similarity by channeling water from a cistern-like well at the summit down and along the sides, a stylized version of rainwater plashing down the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Given the capacity to control autonomic functions, modulate brain waves, run cells, why shouldn’t it be possible to employ exactly the same technology to go in precisely the opposite direction? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Because most of these cases had never been investigated, it was impossible to determine precisely how many of the deaths were suspicious, let alone who might be responsible for any foul play. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The caterpillar and the butterfly carry precisely the same genome—but gene regulation enables the metamorphosis of one into the other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He could make a tree fall precisely where he wished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her son lives. He has her eyes, precisely her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evans’s eyes, I am sure?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Inej moved aside a bucket full of cleaning supplies that she’d placed there precisely because she knew no one in the Slat would ever touch it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They distribute themselves in almost precisely equal parts, half to the departing queen, half to the new one. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, it is precisely because we know that black and brown people are far more likely to be imprisoned that we, as a nation, have not cared too much about it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The scientific panel’s role was never precisely spelled out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I was sitting at a perfect piano, it turned out, with its surfaces carefully dusted, its internal wires precisely tuned, its eighty-eight keys laid out in a flawless ribbon of black and white. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Each moment was assigned; she knew precisely, at any hour, what she would be doing, how long it would require. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He took another step back, firmly pressed the butt of the weapon against his chest, aimed a little more precisely and pulled the trigger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z That is precisely what they did with Bob. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt both ridiculous and weirdly, perfectly placed, as if crouching by that car was precisely what life had in store for me at that moment. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z His face had been molded by his experiences as a soldier, and he appeared to the world seized up inside precisely because this was how he felt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In every meeting with an adversary, one must make sure one has conveyed precisely the impression one intends to. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At 3:32 precisely, I noticed Kaitlyn striding confidently past the Wok House. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I'm trying to figure out who, precisely, is in the Gay-Straight Alliance, and whether they could develop into a suitably nonannoying Group of Friends. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Writing arose independently only in the Fertile Crescent, Mexico, and probably China precisely because those were the first areas where food production emerged in their respective hemispheres. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Cooney probably wouldn’t have used these concepts or described her goals in precisely this way. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Or had the sword been put into the pool after they had arrived, precisely because they were here? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At such a rate it seems impossible that it could ever cart away a mountain, but in fact given sufficient time that is precisely what would happen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “It is precisely what I seek to point out.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In most adversarial situations, to prove your own case is to disprove your opponent’s—though rhetoric being as slippery as it is, the task is seldom precisely symmetrical. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Orr asked at precisely that moment, as though by protective instinct. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I know he’s not. Just as I know that Celia’s father, who is also not dead, precisely, is standing by that window.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A googolplex is precisely as far from infinity as is the number one. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No one ever said precisely what it was that she would not be able to manage. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z More precisely, these ratios had to be written in the form a/b, where a and b were nice, neat counting numbers like 1, 2, or 47. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “That,” he said slowly—precisely, I thought, to make sure I understood, “is absolutely none of your business.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “That is precisely what I’m doing,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The man's voice was like a hand trying to lift her chin to make her look up, which is precisely what her mother did when the man repeated, "A string?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It is precisely the thing I have always hated hearing from others. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At precisely eight o’clock the front bell again rang, and again Hanson answered it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As it happened, I knew precisely where it was. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I myself believed precisely the opposite: that nonviolence was a tactic that should be abandoned when it no longer worked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is precisely because our criminal justice system provides a vehicle for the expression of conscious and unconscious antiblack sentiment that the prison label is experienced as a racial stigma. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If one of us breaks a leg or shoulder in these exploits, that is probably the end of both of us; there, precisely, is the risk—rather an ugly one when looked at closely. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely the way a clever violinist would have used his bow; and the music came pouring out and filled the whole blue sky around them with magic melodies. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z But the germination, growth, and disease resistance of plants are adapted to precisely those features of climate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “They are more like gentle hills in a landscape—you see them, they are clearly present, but you cannot specify precisely where they start.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z One would then see it as the Negro parent sees it, for this is precisely what happens. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He told some people precisely what the experiment was about and told them explicitly to avoid stereotypes based on race. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There is no doubt that the millions of people who subsequently became supporters of this campaign had no idea of precisely who Nelson Mandela was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But what precisely distinguished a Baptist from a Methodist from an Episcopalian I could not have said. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z African Americans are not significantly more likely to use or sell prohibited drugs than whites, but they are made criminals at drastically higher rates for precisely the same conduct. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In fact, precisely because Europe was fragmented, Columbus succeeded on his fifth try in persuading one of Europe’s hundreds of princes to sponsor him. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That is precisely what we must find out,” said Mr. Benedict, “before it is too late.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But the correlations do not tell us precisely how population variables function in a chain of cause and effect whose outcome is a complex society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When that happened murder was on the way, but cool, deft murder, and hands that worked precisely, delicately. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And that was precisely what it had been carefully crafted to do—give you a grand feeling. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Or, more precisely, he’d keep asking questions, keep sighing and staring at the car like it was a hand grenade, until Toby finally told him the truth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Not precisely royal fare, but nourishing; it tasted good enough and wanned the belly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For this kind of mechanism to be useful, the cells are required to stick precisely to the point. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z More precisely, ulcers existed, people had them, but they weren’t called “ulcers.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She snuffled and adjusted her clothes to make certain all the seams were lined up precisely the way they were supposed to be. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Which is precisely why I want to teach, to give young brothers like Leon some direction. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not occur to him that Heqet might finally come and find him; however, that was precisely what Heqet did. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Martin says that the King beating was precisely what one would expect when two parties—both with soaring heartbeats and predatory cardiovascular reactions—encounter each other after a chase. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Once they are walking to a steady beat and stopping precisely on the last beat, have children drop the recitation of the rhyme, and just walk the beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Now the descendants of those same freedom fighters were persecuting my people who were struggling for precisely the same thing the Afrikaners had once fought and died for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His earlier thought returned to him; probably she was not actually a member of the Thought Police, but then it was precisely the amateur spy who was the greatest danger of all. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On reflection, these conclusions are precisely what one would expect if a society’s innovativeness is determined by many independent factors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I loved the challenge of trying to precisely re-create Father’s maps so he couldn’t distinguish the original from the copy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We are not supposed to ask what, precisely, he was running from. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Several hours into our journey to Kiel, at precisely 9:15 p.m. per my watch, the ship was struck by three torpedoes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But often, the most dis-couraging moments are precisely the time to launch an initiative. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At almost precisely eight thirty, there came the sound of motor cars pulling up in the courtyard. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It all looked precisely like northern Ohio to me, with its flat land and long, straight roads, and I thought what a very long journey this was going to be. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z This was precisely the question that had been tormenting Kissinger. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At precisely eleven p.m., they all reconvened in the unlit parking lot behind the school. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In general, as she understood it, lawyers took a long time to do...whatever it was precisely that they did. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They were wearing them precisely because no one else would wear them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the one teeny-tiny reason he’d been excited to move precisely nine hundred and one miles away from Florida to Washington, DC. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z At precisely 1230 hours, Colonel Bull Meecham strode into the briefing room to meet the officers of his squadron for the first time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And all at once, it had become clear to Miss Mallory that the child’s heartbeat matched up precisely with her own. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The Antifederalist opponents of the Constitution made precisely these points, but they were outmaneuvered, outargued, and ultimately outvoted by a dedicated band of national advocates in nine of the state ratifying conventions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t know precisely what I was afraid of, but it wasn’t this. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Vic’s memory of her is absolutely correct—she sees him so precisely, so wonderfully, so offhandedly. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In the moment before the explosion, before the white light becomes too blinding to discern precisely what is happening, they dissolve into the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He might have silenced the dark-haired girl if only he had acted quickly enough; but precisely because of the extremity of his danger he had lost the power to act. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On top of her gray hair she wore a small hat whose placement she precisely adjusted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My desire to do so was precisely the measure of how much I remained an academic. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely this kind of special attention paid to them. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Hawthorn and unicorn hair. Ten inches precisely. Reasonably springy. This was the wand of Draco Malfoy.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Reshevsky paced up and down, a few spectators waited patiently, and when the little red flag fell precisely at noon, the tournament director declared the game a forfeit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If you practice a lot, you can learn to make this roll smoothly, so that the nose moves evenly, and stops at exactly the same point it began, with the wings precisely level once again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At almost precisely the same moment, a huge orange flash lit up the sky behind him, pitching the plane forward. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And that is precisely where Marc’s family story begins—with Nina’s grandfather, the serf who bought his freedom from figuring out how to color beet sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland moved his tongue precisely as though he clipped out his words with scissors. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Arecibo Observatory could communicate with an identical radio telescope on a planet 15,000 light-years away, halfway to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, if we knew precisely where to point it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother assured her I had done this precisely for my race. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is precisely what we are doing,” the man says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Yet, attempts to answer these questions had all become mired at precisely the same juncture. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Ptolemy and Copernicus had regarded 10 minutes as precisely the acceptable margin of error. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z To achieve even a reasonably smooth and powerful stroke, they had to learn to execute a series of precisely timed and carefully coordinated moves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “This is precisely the sort of thing I feared!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Shoving back his baseball cap, Neves levered himself into the excavation site, a six-foot, rectangular hole with the right-angled corners and precisely vertical walls that are a hallmark of archaeological investigation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Tibe evidently was going to press Karhide’s claim to that region: precisely the kind of action which, on any other world at this stage of civilization, would lead to war. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I also recognized that Joe, whose credentials as a radical were above dispute, was precisely the right person to make die proposal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke slowly, precisely, trying to charge each of his words with more meaning than the words were able to carry. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When that happened, I pressed my lips, agonizingly slowly and precisely, against hers. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Eventually an experiment can be reliably mass-produced by manufacturing special equipment designed to obtain precisely that result—the equipment and the results are interdependent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “That is precisely to the point, Sticky,” said Mr. Benedict, with a nod to Rhonda Kazembe, who went to a cabinet and produced an enormous birthday cake that had been hidden inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “This is precisely what docs don’t trust. They say, ‘This process must be more complicated than just looking at an ECG and asking these few questions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When I get over there precisely seventeen minutes later, she’s also showered and changed and has I Love Lucy season four cued up on the TV. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Eight white blades dipped in and out of the mirrorlike water at precisely the same instant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was built precisely at the site of the ferry terminal, both because the city owned the land and because major thoroughfares were already converging on the preexisting ferry service. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I then asked the other fellow in turn what the name of his horse was, and he had precisely the same reaction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked precisely like the pictures he’d seen of Guantanamo Bay. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z However, precisely how and when they were to part from the goblin without handing over Gryffindor’s sword remained a question to which Harry had no answer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It is a charming, gentle tune that appeals precisely because of its simplicity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At precisely 3:30 P.M., at the posh Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City, he convened a meeting with his four largest competitors. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Spassky had made his first move precisely at five, and Schmid had started Fischer’s clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In every case, the horse had worked precisely at 8:00. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, then, why was I armed and why did I return to precisely that spot? The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was precisely to keep from feeling this hate and shame and despair that he had always acted hard and tough toward them; and now he was without defense. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nor did she know that the cure for tuberculosis in 1903 was precisely the one most detrimental to the patients. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get me the coordinates as precisely as you can. This is the most important task you have ever undertaken. Begin at once, if you please.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I decide in that moment that I want to be precisely like Miss Joe, and I stand a little straighter. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’m not certain it is bad news, precisely,” August says, as though he is not sure how to explain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Neither the twins nor Lola knew precisely what led Briony to abandon the rehearsals. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The great danger in the South comes precisely from the fact that the public is not informed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Had gravity been a trifle stronger, the universe itself might have collapsed like a badly erected tent without precisely the right values to give it the right dimensions and density and component parts. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But there were those who said we should fast, precisely because it was dangerous to do so. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z How, when she finished, she laid it precisely in its place. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z No matter that he’d resisted, no matter that he’d chosen this seat precisely to avoid this situation, here he was, staring at a slip of paper that contained the key to his hopes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And that was precisely what he was going to do. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I remember the scratch of my pen moving across the page, recounting in detail, for a full eight pages, precisely what my sister had said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bobby walked rapidly to the board, sat in his chair at precisely 3:30 p.m. on September 2, 1992, stretched his right arm across, and shook Spassky’s hand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular spot for duels precisely because of its relative isolation and inaccessibility. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z With his cool, logical style he could demolish an opponent’s argument — precisely the sort of intelligence that is useful in a courtroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The white of her dress had faded to yellow and matched her skin almost precisely. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She was not completely certain what she would say to these Wrights, nor what information, precisely, she hoped to obtain from them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A visitor from another planet, or another century, would view the exercise as precisely lunatic behavior, but no one from outside would understand it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The casting process meant that no two metal letters were ever precisely the same, even before wear and tear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Instead, for the next two hours, again and again he led the firefighter back over the events of that day in an attempt to document precisely what the lieutenant did and didn’t know. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The chlorinated hydrocarbons are precisely the kind of agent that can bring about this kind of indirect carcinogenesis, because all of them are toxic in some degree to the liver. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But no one wanted to start friendships until the unpacking was done, each item placed precisely to section off the room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she had written to Perry to tell him precisely that. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A clever look, calculated to fall precisely at the midpoint between mockery and sincerity. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s the stuff of nightmares—and precisely what Gideon had said was happening. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I wanted to fence my bout and execute my plans precisely. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The challenge is to plan the work and organize the workers so that it will come out precisely as predicted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In its crudest form, this exploitation of 'phasing’ could be demonstrated by setting off two pendulum metronomes at exactly the same time and precisely the same speed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z All the way to the dining room she had walked precisely, placing her feet in the very center of the cabbage roses that twined through the pattern of the carpet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson folded the paper precisely and set it down on the table. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Williamses needed help immediately, help he had not been able to provide, and here was Todd, with precisely the vehicle they needed, at precisely the right moment. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had studied maps of this area for weeks, and he knew precisely where to get off the bus—a place marked by a large boulder right near the road. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her step so easily into the pantry and emerge looking precisely as she did when she entered, only happier, taught Sula that sex was pleasant and frequent, but otherwise unremarkable. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At precisely noon on March 25, King George III signed the law. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The irony, though, is that that very desire for confidence is precisely what ends up undermining the accuracy of their decision. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Lacking the exact X-ray evidence, we were not confident that the configuration chosen was precisely correct. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It is not easy for a prisoner on Robben Island to defend himself in court, but that is precisely what I intended to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This is precisely the way groups of one size or another, ranging from committees to nations, behave. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This transition—from explanation to manipulation—is precisely what makes the field of genetics resonate far beyond the realms of science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then, precisely at the moment when sound flooded back in, he was able to shout, “Go!” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The rate of decline is known precisely; every 5,730 years, half of the C14 atoms in nonliving substances become regular carbon atoms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If an experiment turns out precisely as predicted, this can be very nice, but it is only a great event if at the same time it is a surprise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He is the key figure in his country, and the American future is precisely as bright or as dark as his. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “You aren’t precisely right, though. I do want to know what you’re thinking — everything. I just wish . . . that you wouldn’t be thinking some things.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Instead, whole, great new blocks of information are being brought in almost daily and put precisely down in what were previously empty spaces. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifths of a second ticked off with precision in his head; Woolf timed his horses’ rallies so precisely that he regularly won races with heart- stopping, last-second dives. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely against suicidal impulses of this kind that he had hoped to guard himself by opening the diary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They move in orderly lines around the box, crowding one another precisely, without injury, peering down, nodding, and then backing off to let new people in. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely the sort of home Carl would build, he thought—blunt, tidy, gruffly respectable, and offering no affront to the world, though at the same time inviting nobody. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “And what, precisely, were you doing in the garden?” he asked. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Under the carefully planned handoff, the two spies would be let go at precisely the same moment. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I might go to the bank and withdraw precisely that amount, which would not cause so much suspicion. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes were precisely the same blue as her mother’s, but they nursed a wisdom and hurt strange to find in so young a girl. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of these reforms were precisely the sort of things that we in the ANC someday hoped to enact. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking at the cage, I realized that was precisely what I would have to do. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Expert food tasters are taught a very specific vocabulary, which allows them to describe precisely their reactions to specific foods. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z More precisely, Ernest was racing for money to build an even more powerful accelerator. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At precisely three forty-five Mrs. Olinski locked the door to her house, got in her van, and drove to Sillington House. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, my daughter created it,” I hear her boast, trilling her “r” ’s, clipping her vowels even more precisely than usual, as if her accent were partly responsible for the painting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This is precisely the reason that many police departments in recent years have banned high-speed chases. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I know precisely what you are feeling. I know all about your contempt, your hatred, your disgust. But don’t worry, I am on your side!” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible—that is precisely why they are so precious. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was precisely the boy Mrs. Shigemura had described for her so many years ago when she’d spoken of loye and marriage, and now she kissed him, hard, because of that. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t precisely at that moment, I’m sure he felt like it when Ned started screaming insanely in wild terror. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If you ask me how Brahman and atman relate precisely, I would say in the same way the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit relate: mysteriously. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Giri was her grandmother’s word for it—it could not be precisely translated into English—and it meant doing what one had to do quietly and with an entirely stoic demeanor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The man in the grey suit takes the boy for a week in France that is not precisely a holiday. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They moved everywhere, precisely in time to parry, precisely at the right spot to block. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z One day they were on the point of trampling Úrsula, who made an effort to be useful precisely where she was most in the way. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And, by an unforeseeable paradox, it was my career in the church that turned out, precisely, to be my gimmick. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z As I gazed across the sky at this contrail, it occurred to me that the top of Everest was precisely the same height as the pressurized jet bearing me through the heavens. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The world needs saving precisely because of the actions of these same men and women. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z No one knew precisely, but Becchina gave the Getty’s legal department a sheaf of documents relating to its more recent history. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “This is precisely what my mom fights against. She would insist that you stop, and you work for her, so you have to,” I said, waving my hand at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It dropped precisely into place and the main lock gaped open. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I must have seen a great number of old friends there, though I cannot recall precisely who. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Doc’s fine hands worked precisely, slipping the needle into place and pressing the compressed air trigger that forced the color into the veins. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Watches and timepieces of any kind were barred on Robben Island, so we never knew precisely what time it was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We want our rocket to go to an altitude of precisely two miles. The equations to make that happen are in that book. Do them!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Come on, love," she asked his eyes; she spoke precisely as if she were talking to a foreigner or a willful child. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This was not precisely what we had envisaged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z More precisely, they don’t have that mental valet in their unconscious that frees them up to concentrate on what really matters. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Ironically, it was precisely this framing that ensured that the events in Jena would not actually launch a “new civil rights movement.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Others are released again, only to find themselves in precisely the circumstances they occupied before, unable to cope with the stigma of the prison label and their permanent pariah status. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He knew precisely what his mother required him to do. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Whatever they said was taken as something to be heeded by my people, who repeatedly analyzed it and struggled to precisely obey their wishes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then about five seconds later, we see this kid looking heartbroken, and he's precisely the kind of small-blond-tan guy Tiny Cooper would like, and so Tiny says, "What's wrong?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The Scientific Revolution is precisely about new experiences and new sense-perceptions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z More precisely, they hear Kenna and their instinct is that he is the kind of artist whom other people—the mass audience of music buyers—are going to like. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z One afternoon I was doing precisely that, goofing around with my cousin and filling an empty plant pot with a huge pile of gunpowder, when I got distracted by some Black Cat firecrackers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I went to my CD player first, picking it up off the floor and placing it precisely in the center of the table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A Hindu upbringing and a Baptist education had precisely cancelled each other out as far as religion was concerned and had left her serenely impious. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At a time when New York had become the safest big city in the country, it seemed hard to remember precisely what it was that Goetz had once symbolized. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He addressed me precisely in his ordinary manner, or what had, of late, been his ordinary manner—one scrupulously polite. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In one respect, they matched each other precisely, Kamen observed: “They shared a common drive to be center stage.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Next I walked over to a drop-leaf table and sniffed a beeswax candle that smelled precisely like the furniture wax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama will be back in precisely thirty-eight minutes, and if things continue the way they’ve been going, this visit will have been a total waste. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z End precisely on the last beat of the rhyme and freeze! Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z That was precisely the word that had been haunting me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He hadn’t thought much of it when she’d told him, but now it seemed to him that such sexual deprivation would affect her, hurt her in precisely the way it would affect and hurt him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Joblessness and crack swept inner cities precisely at the moment that a fierce backlash against the Civil Rights Movement was manifesting itself through the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Then, Charles wrote to one of his sisters, Jenny “threw herself on her back, kicked & cried, precisely like a naughty child.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was precisely when I totally figured out how I—Finn Easton—could never have been trapped in my dad’s novel in the first place. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They each came to precisely the same conclusion about him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A piano tuner works by listening to and timing these beats, rather than by being able to "hear" equal temperament intervals precisely. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Both young men played dead—precisely the wrong thing to do, according to all the instruction manuals—and the bear left. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely what so many of us hoped our own children would never need to experience, and yet probably would. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The words sounded precisely right when she said them, though often people told her she didn’t make any sense at all. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is precisely why I didn’t want you to see. You’re too softhearted to accept the truth, Catherine, given any other option. The majority of this country still wants the ways of old.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Though precisely the same situation obtained for Jefferson, as well—he owned about two hundred slaves and ten thousand acres, a goodly portion inherited from his father-in-law—Adams never confronted him so directly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Not because it wasn’t quiet, but precisely because it was so quiet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Whatever,” 1 said, thinking, This is precisely why we shouldn't have told him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Abraham Lincoln would use almost precisely the same words in his Gettysburg Address some sixty-five years later. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z That’s so that the custom- built harvester can snip each leaf at precisely the same point. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z At precisely noon, he stared at the final page, rubbed a blood-shot eye, yawned and shrugged. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Because I think that is precisely what Whitman would have wanted. For you to see ‘Song of Myself’ not just as a poem but as a way into understanding another. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Nature had spontaneously thrown up rare freaks—precisely the mechanism that Darwin had proposed as evolution’s first step. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And that's precisely why it was so shocking when I learned my mom and dad had gotten a divorce. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Though he has asked his parents to do precisely this, the fact of it troubles him, making him feel in that instant that he is not related to them, not their child. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This was precisely the neutral foreign policy that both Washington and Adams had been urging for a decade and that Jefferson had condemned as a betrayal of the spirit of ’76. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The nozzle was tricky, with its two internal angles that had to meet precisely to form the throat diameter I’d specified. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The theater is to open at precisely eight to give Truman two hours to mount the set, get in costume and makeup, and do sound checks. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z These are familiar to us precisely because they also spread into climatically similar adjacent areas of Europe, thence to America and Australia, and became some of the staple crops of temperate-zone agriculture around the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He wore a dark green beret, precisely folded over to the right. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "But that's not my name, madame," I said, speaking as precisely as I could and stepping away from her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As though Perry couldn’t predict precisely what would happen. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he could succeed where Jen had failed precisely because he wasn’t a Baron—because he didn’t have her sense that the world owed him everything. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Some colleges, like Emory University in Atlanta, have climbed fast in the rankings over precisely the same period in which their percentage of low-income students has tumbled. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They began to pull in long, sweet, precisely synchronized strokes, rowing at a composed beat of thirty-three. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That Parr was a worthy subject precisely because he did nothing, because he was so monumentally good at doing nothing? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He put down his knife and fork, laying them precisely side by side. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z After he had washed up and eaten, Estraven sat a long time by the stove that night figuring out precisely what we had and how and when we must use it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of us lack expert knowledge of the flaking properties of flint and basalt and the fine motor skills needed to work them precisely. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It ends when you decide and we drink the wine and find out who is right and who is dead. We both drink, need I add, and swallow, naturally, at precisely the same time.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Institute’s gray stone buildings were so similar to one another and so closely packed it was difficult to judge precisely where one ended and another began. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Up until 1927, he made his shells precisely as his father had taught him to make them in England. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The commonplace heard in the sixties was precisely this: A black never stops being black. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Such studies will no doubt be directed largely toward measuring the effects of radiation, but it must not be overlooked that many chemicals are the partners of radiation, producing precisely the same effects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But replace the word money in that sentence with tissue, and you’ve got precisely the logic many people use to argue against giving donors any control over their tissues.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “What is it that you suspect them of doing, precisely?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We had to dive into the earth’s atmosphere at precisely the right angle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And normality was precisely the most fearful part of that infinite war: nothing ever happened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I am the bënduka, the single word that describes me precisely: someone who is bent sideways and walks slowly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, several chocolate crumbs fell from my mouth to the floor at precisely that moment. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z It was always an impossible task, and that was precisely the point. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Hyacinth filled his bowl with precisely one scoop of dry dog food. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The charter was in fact a revolutionary document precisely because the changes it envisioned could not be achieved without radically altering the economic and political structure of South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost like she’d been sitting there waiting, if not for me precisely, then for someone more or less like me from the old days. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not just that the oars enter and leave the water at precisely the same instant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I swam for the raft in frantic strokes, precisely the sort of wild thrashing that sharks find so deliciously inviting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Did she even know how precisely she copied everything Vinny did? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He made them for precisely the opposite reason: to ensure power for the Afrikaner in a new dispen-sation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The famous Schaffhauser grilled cheese had to be made very precisely. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It is precisely because we, as a nation, have not cared much about African Americans that we have allowed our criminal justice system to create a new racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Surely it was more than happy coincidence that the price of admission—“fifty cents, straight up,” remembers one former bug boy—was precisely equal to the pay for galloping a horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I thus thought it opportune to relate at this point, as precisely as possible, what had taken place earlier between myself and Lord Darlington. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I could feel them both looking at me, waiting for me to burst into tears or something, as if I hadn’t known all along that it would go precisely like this. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z This is precisely why the National Party was violently opposed to all forms of integration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had broken up the passage into its thought units as I had studied it, so I knew precisely at what points I would stop reading and begin my explanations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And that was precisely the difficulty: to break the stones to the required size. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrived precisely at noon and the air rang with a thousand church bells. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s also because of what happens after the chase, since pursuing a suspect at high speed is precisely the kind of activity that pushes police officers into this dangerous state of high arousal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The location of the mitochondria within certain cells is eloquent of their function, since they are placed so that energy can be delivered precisely where it is needed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After I spent over a year in a coma, how could they have predicted exactly when I would wake up and then move to California precisely at that time? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The elephant birds and the giant lemurs, along with most of the other large animals of Madagascar, suddenly vanished about 1,500 years ago—precisely when the first humans set foot on the island. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally a group of whales will leave their winter waters in the midst of a song and six months later return to continue at precisely the right note, as if there had been no interruption. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, after precisely one minute of running, Takumi stopped and ripped open his backpack. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The Theorem rests upon the validity of my long-standing argument that the world contains precisely two kinds of people: Dumpers and Dumpees. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Our mandate was to wage acts of violence against the state — precisely what form those acts would take was yet to be decided. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But at that moment of first doubt, they were a long way from being able to enumerate precisely why they felt the way they did. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A criminal record today authorizes precisely the forms of discrimination we supposedly left behind—discrimination in employment, housing, education, public benefits, and jury service. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was no air resistance to slow it down, nor wind to turn it aside—and when it hit the ground it threw up crystals precisely in the center of the “blue patch.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Taisin assumed it was Mona's work, and it made sense, for she had known precisely what to do for Shae’s injuries. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You will meet me at this address tomorrow morning, precisely at nine.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But this is precisely what Percival Lowell, not a hundred years ago, mistakenly proposed was in fact happening on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That is precisely what Pong was thinking now as he sank through the dark water of the Chattana River. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I was about to say that that was precisely because they were criminals. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She would persuade them not precisely with what she had to say but with the entirety of who she was. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Boe’s point is that we could predict precisely the order in which every country would finish in the Math Olympics without asking a single math question. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Let me spell out precisely what I mean by that, for the heart of the matter is here, and the root of my dispute with my country. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “And during this time, doctor, what precisely has been the nature and content of your work?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If it played a role in disenchanting the world, it did so precisely because it was effectively inculcated among the educated, clerical and lay, male and female. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "They shot him in the back,” Úrsula said more precisely, "and no one was charitable enough to close his eyes.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Such statements seemed almost designed to invite misunderstanding, which is precisely what they did. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z One reason they did so well in battle is precisely because the slave trade was flourishing. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z They always know when you need them too much and pick precisely that season to make themselves scarce. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The picture captures precisely the reality the painter witnessed in Clara’s house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lanning set his lips and raised his eyebrows in the direction of Dr. Susan Calvin who lifted her eyes from her precisely folded hands for the first time. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His claims provoked a widespread concern with the replication of his experiments precisely because the viability of Aristotelian orthodoxy was now at stake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As it grew, so did my confidence, for my computer told me they were precisely on centerline as they overtook me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And they would not believe me precisely because they would know that what I said was true. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Without knowing precisely why, Zane removed one of the empty jars from the shelf. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The stump of his amputated arm throbbed, or more precisely it was as if the arm were there again but half-numb, a phantom limb. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Many of the silliest ambiguities in the Internet memes come from newspaper headlines and magazine tag lines precisely because they have been stripped of all punctuation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even in the dark he could visualize each precisely cut strand of hair bouncing and falling back into place. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I was growing, and if I could not name my anguish precisely I still knew that there was nothing noble in it. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But what you can see when you look across an infinite distance is precisely nothing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Each was born in precisely the same place and within minutes of the other. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was precisely because all the gossip and secrecy had gone. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don’t always appreciate their fragility. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z That kind of arbitrary police conduct is precisely what the Fourth Amendment was intended to prohibit. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The first off was Lang Heo Hew, unchanged, of course, precisely as I had last seen her, three years ago in my life and a couple of weeks in hers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "This is precisely what I would like to see. I would precisely like to see exactly how you apply the gas." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It was her sister she missed—or more precisely, it was her sister with Robbie. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I ask you: in the racial sense in which it’s used so much today, whatever “integration” is supposed to mean, can it precisely be defined? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If you don’t specify a predicted event precisely, there are an indeterminate number of ways for an event of that general kind to take place. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was speaking slowly and precisely, the way he did when he read the first and second readings, yet I could not hear it all. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But you have not suffered precisely because you are an American Black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In the early 1970s a man named Ted Slavin had done precisely that with antibodies from his blood. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The Adams formulation was precisely the opposite of Jefferson’s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Which was precisely why Lily was there, I suspected. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z In only a few decades, sweeping global changes have begun to move in precisely the directions needed for human survival. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had wondered, as had most people at one time or another, precisely why an android bounced helplessly about when confronted by an empathy-measuring test. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Working-class life challenges precisely because it is an adult way of life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She settled back into her chair, a path- of-least-resistance look on her face, which meant I had to put up a stiff fight in precisely the right spots. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Two of the carbamates are actually used to prevent sprouting of potatoes in storage — precisely because of their proven effect in stopping cell division. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Timing himself precisely, Bull quit running after he had said three decades. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But nobody knew precisely, even in those days, which the bone was. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Radar showed up at my window precisely four minutes later. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And that may be precisely what Lord Tywin wants, Ned thought to himself, to bleed off strength from River- run, goad the boy into scattering his swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Maybe they had to live this way precisely because none of them in all their lives had ever done anything, right or wrong, that mattered much. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Why, precisely, was I sitting in this classroom? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It’s clear from his letter that he understood precisely what he was up against. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She studied me with an extra, bemused curiosity, as if trying to place where I came from and how precisely I’d landed on her doorstep. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z With Hush Puppies as well, perhaps the shoes caught the attention of Connectors precisely because they weren’t part of any self-conscious, commercial fashion trend. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Most significantly, we both use precisely the same code book for translating nucleic acid information into protein information, as do virtually all the other creatures on the planet.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Zooey watched her for a full minute or so, then said, not precisely kindly, but without importuning, “Franny. What about it? Shall I try to get Buddy on the phone?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I heard nothing from Lusaka about the manuscript and still do not know precisely what Oliver did with it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Which is precisely why he shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a library, thought Marjory. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z With the books she could have asked her question more precisely, but this would have to do: Should she accept this challenge or not? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But it doesn’t tell you what the child understands or, more precisely, it doesn’t tell you whether the child is paying attention to what he or she ought to be paying attention to. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This, precisely, is what Wilkins hoped to do with DNA. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The chief walks in a slow, casual stride, hands and legs moving precisely, deliberately. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There, the last gear turned a series of brass disks with precisely cut edges. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z More precisely: a former mosque, with minaret torn down and Koranic inscriptions plastered over to provide a fresh canvas for the Christian saints that are, even now, being painted on the interior. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him that I was going north precisely to change, but I did not. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She held the peelings precisely as they had fallen in her lap, and as she walked up the steps she looked as though she were holding her crotch. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And we know that this is precisely what Masaccio did: we can see the lines he scored in the plaster on which he painted. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the nova marks, quite precisely, the beginning of the Revolution, as the death of the archduke marks the beginning of the war. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z History did not record precisely what Fannie said to her fellow seamstresses to convince them to organize and join Ladies’ Local 67 of the United Garment Workers of America. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I feared that if my answers didn’t match up precisely with those of my family, we would not get to go to America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I argued that the confidence of the people in our campaigns had grown precisely because they realized that we were not reckless with their lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To be kept precisely where he wished it would be? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She falters frequently, finding it difficult to articulate precisely what she means. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The initial rate of expansion also would have had to be chosen very precisely for the rate of expansion still to be so close to the critical rate needed to avoid recollapse. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He forced himself to look directly into her eyes, noticing as he did so that they were precisely the same shade of brown as Ginny’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then Lord Asriel said calmly, “An entire child. Which, given the nature of Dust, is precisely the point, is it not?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Interestingly, oil company geologists had known for years that if you wanted to find oil you had to allow for precisely the sort of surface movements that were implied by plate tectonics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Never mind that white children on the other side of town who made precisely the same choices—often for less compelling reasons—are in fact going to college. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And then the first drop of rain plopped precisely on the tip of her nose. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially because I don’t precisely know who Hobbes and Rousseau are—but not knowing and admitting you don’t know are two completely different things. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The magistrate knew precisely who I was and I know that if he had asked me rather than Paul, I would have simply performed the errand and forgotten about it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If something in you yourself says you aren’t a painter’—it's then that you should paint, old chap, and that voice will be silenced too, but precisely because of that.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She had dainty habits which matched her torn and filthy clothes in precisely the way her strong young cultivated voice matched her wizened face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His nails were cut precisely to the pink. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Burnham was not pleased,” wrote Louis Sullivan, by now Adler’s partner, “nor was John Root precisely entranced.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In that way, they regarded integration with precisely the same venom that white people did. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Any observer can work out precisely what time and position any other observer will assign to an event, provided he knows the other observer’s relative velocity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely because the level of noise was so uniform that we slept like babies. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And even that rope had frayed and been reknotted in precisely the same spot, and she knew it intimately, having been tied up in that very sledge for several agonizing hours. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Being pushed unceremoniously to one side—which was precisely what I wished—he usurped my place, and proceeded to accompany himself: for he could play as well as sing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “It is a beautiful part of my theory that domesticated races ... are made by precisely the same means as species.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It had to be precisely straight, he said, for the whole sixty-two- foot length of the boat, not a centimeter of variance from one end to the other or the boat would never run true. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Indeed, his system precisely anticipated one put forward by Tycho Brahe some eighteen centuries later. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Robert Boyle, on the other hand, insisted that was precisely how one had to think of the universe: following Kepler, he compared the universe to a clock, and so compared God to a clockmaker. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Tayama couldn’t identify anyone precisely, but the next day three men were arrested and one of these was sent out of the camp to the country jail at Independence, ten miles away. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the glass, seeing how the light shone through, throwing a transparent, precisely fluted shadow against the dark grain of the table, and there on the bottom of the glass lay an eye. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For it would seem that a certain category of exceptions never failed to make the world worse—that category, precisely, for whom power is more real than love. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Two of the mass-spraying programs recently carried out have had precisely this effect. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Gus: “Yes, precisely. It tastes like food, excellently prepared. But it does not taste, how do I put this delicately... ?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The first thing that startled him, even though it increased his confusion at the same time, was the fact that it was precisely three hundred eighty-eight feet from Úrsula's bed to the backyard wall. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z War Admiral and Seabiscuit burst off the line at precisely the same instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told him it was a bad idea. But I didn’t say no, precisely.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He would watch and know precisely when a ewe was starting labor—had a wonderful knowledge of sheep—but could barely move. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I cannot recall precisely what I said, but I remember showing Miss Kenton out of my pantry quite firmly and the episode was thus brought to a close. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He and the Ghost and the Bomb are not precisely my friends, but they actually seem to like me, and I am not inclined to split hairs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Curiously, though, environmentalists also describe Native American history as embodying precisely the opposite lesson: how to live in a spiritual balance with Nature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Let me spell out precisely what I mean by that, for the heart of the matter is here, and the root of my dispute with my country. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z You are training him, as a vine, upon a considerable armature, when we wish to see precisely w hether he can flourish on his own. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This was precisely why she loved plays, or hers at least; everyone would adore her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It had to be very precisely timed, they explained. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It is precisely those mundane activities of daily life that one misses most in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. or Mrs. Pace swooped down flapping parental wings, he was getting precisely what he wanted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I’d mentioned this to Augustus precisely once, on the first day we met. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The whole process was in fact precisely the reverse of chance. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then the wood was precisely arranged in a complicated crisscross pattern of many layers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was precisely because they were heading into the center of a racial storm, he said, that the possibility for positive change was tremendous. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Voldemort raised the Elder Wand, holding it as delicately and precisely as a conductor’s baton. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Wearing it gave her more rather than less confidence, and that is precisely what a well-chosen outfit ought to do. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Vivid language is recycled precisely because it’s vivid. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They took to huddling on the float before and after workouts, talking about what, precisely, they could do to make each row better than the one before, looking one another in the eye, speaking earnestly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Willie has become a sturdily built young man with a movie star smile and a precisely trimmed goatee. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He was still seated in the same position, perched on the edge of the worn bench sofa precisely as she’d left him minutes before. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He talks quickly and precisely and with absolute authority. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the longest time, it felt kind of like my chest was cracking open, but not precisely in an unpleasant way. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But when they told of the coming of love and light the early storytellers were setting the scene for the appearance of mankind, and they began to personify more precisely. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of Ferula’s quarters seemed to Clara to fit precisely with the nightmare that had begun when her sister-in-law appeared in the dining room of the big house on the corner to say goodbye. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Miranda told him it was nothing to admire, that she’d moved to Boston precisely for that reason, he shook his head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The caller had described our building precisely when making his threat. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As it transpired, this was precisely what I did. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As it turned out, that was precisely what Jimmy Kruger was proposing as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These are, after all, precisely the kind of lower-income kids who Alexander identified as losing ground over the long summer vacation, so KIPP’s response is simply to not have a long summer vacation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And he said, “So, how precisely were you going to get to London, then?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “For precisely the same reasons that they wouldn’t let you promote him. Besides, you’d certainly look foolish trying to bust him down to lieutenant right after you tried to promote him to my rank.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When we emerged, he started off in precisely the wrong direction. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z This is precisely what Van Riper understood with Red Team. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We spent most of dinner imagining how, precisely, Daisy would retire from Chuck E. Cheese’s. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z You have to be able to catch energy and hold it, storing precisely the needed amount and releasing it in measured shares. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps his own nation more than any other, precisely because it was his own. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And that's precisely why I was left emotionally discombobulated when I found out that my parents had secretly gotten divorced. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z After the first few blasts failed to bring down the structures, Hildreth figured out precisely how much powder was needed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It is precisely in the Inner Party that war hysteria and hatred of the enemy are strongest. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z To the contrary, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers have received training that guarantees precisely the opposite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was precisely because we knew that such incidents would occur that our decision to take up arms had been so grave and reluctant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was precisely onto the top of this needle that the peach fell! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He gave bites to Frightful, who, ever so precisely, placed the bites into the open mouths of the eyases. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He stared at them, squinting, their words blending as precisely as a well-rehearsed choir. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Nowadays we use just this method to measure distances precisely, because we can measure time more accurately than length. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled it up on to her belly, and it lay curled there, butt in the air, feet precisely tucked one under the other. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shaved this morning for precisely that reason. I was like, 'Well, you never know when someone is going to clamp down on your calf and try to suck out the snake poison.’ Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I reaffirmed that if I was released into the same conditions under which I had been arrested I would go back to doing precisely those things for which I had been imprisoned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet it is precisely on such occasions that people display their good attributes, whereas they tend to hide and become “invisible” when they are depressed. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had precisely one minute to prove my worth. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The county had placed her in our house for a few days until they could decide what to do, or, more precisely, until the family was reunited. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I folded the linen napkin and laid it between my lips and brought my lips down on it precisely. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Slowly and precisely he detailed how, in spite of much elaborate crystallographic analysis, little real progress had been made by Rosy since the day she arrived at King’s. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There, the last gear turned a series of brass disks with precisely cut edges. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He was directed to state precisely what his relations with the victim were. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z And by destruction I mean precisely the abdication by Americans of any effort really to be free. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Harry lay there, staring up at the patch of light on the ceiling, his recently mended skull not hurting, precisely, but feeling slightly tender underneath all the bandaging. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Climbing was a magnificent activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The old mass proceeded with sure, blind pomp precisely because Catholics had faith in their public identity as Catholics; the old liturgy was ceremonial because of the Church’s assumption that worship is a public event. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She appeared to be somewhere in that range between forty and seventy years, when it becomes difficult to precisely ascertain a black persons precise age. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t think any of us knew that night precisely what we were getting ourselves into,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Looking at the little figures, it seemed obvious that they had been equipped with wheels in precisely the form he suggested. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was precisely this sort of behavior that made him dislike Fudge’s visits so much. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “The champions will be notified of what is coming precisely one month beforehand. Thank you all for your support of the champions.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She considered modern female undergarments indecent and if not precisely “of the devil,” certainly in that vicinity. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia has prided herself on guessing occupations since her days at El Encanto, when she could precisely gauge how much a customer had to spend on a camera. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But with the passing of time Gregor also came to understand everything more precisely. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z But precisely what it referred to, or what Hamilton allegedly said about Burr, is unidentified. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z By all accounts he's on top of the world as he's stapling up a flyer to publicize his moment in the sun, which is precisely when he's surrounded by cops with guns drawn. Lamorne Morris shines in "Woke," which pokes at one man's dawning realization of systemic racism 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z He called the structure “the iconic building of the 1970s” — precisely when many Dwan artists were becoming most widely recognized. Virginia Dwan, a Jet Age Medici, Gets Her Due 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z “It’s precisely because he is in a minority that this is an especially important case.” Scholars at Odds on Ukraine 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Well, one possibility is from premiums paid by healthy enrollees – precisely those who are the target of the mandate. Is the Individual Mandate Severable? 2012-01-10T23:07:24Z For precisely this reason, one cannot expect the Nixon administration, of its own accord, to institute any meaningful inquiry into war crimes. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Depp is, by all means, still a vastly powerful man — and that's precisely why he takes perceived slights, like being denied an American release date for one of his films, so harshly. Johnny Depp isn’t being boycotted — he’s a powerful man with options 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z This is followed by Chopin's Etudes, in which pianist Freddie Kempf attempts the famously terrifying Opus 10 No 1, a piece Chopin wrote precisely to test pianists to their limits. Tonight's TV highlights: The Pawn King 2011-01-14T08:00:01Z I can’t say precisely when the end began, just that in the past several years, “the end of the world” stopped referring to a future cataclysmic event and started to describe our present situation. Apocalypse When? Global Warming’s Endless Scroll 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Their secret psychological war is evidence that the show is taking on a life apart from its superstar lead; the stakes are raised precisely because Kirkman is kept in the dark. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 7: Whac-a-Mole 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z But what, precisely, has made audiences so receptive right now? What a performance 2010-07-30T23:05:00Z His Beethoven and Brahms Symphonies remain among the most tightly reasoned and precisely executed on the market, and his collaborations on those composers’ piano concertos, with Leon Fleisher, are still the gold standard. ‘George Szell: The Complete Columbia Album Collection’ Review: A Maestro’s Time in Cleveland Still Shines 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z They know precisely how that word will be received—as a marker of their hate. My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z But it was precisely those former feelings that overcame me when I first encountered Ellsworth Kelly’s work en masse as a college student at his staggering 1996 retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. An Appraisal: Scott Rothkopf, Chief Curator at the Whitney, Recalls Ellsworth Kelly 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The power to change, make better choices, and ultimately forge stronger relationships lies precisely in those moments when our lives seem most out of control. Jennifer Lopez's reinvention of the breakup 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z But I was newly conscious of how precisely and delicately Mr. Sondheim’s score translates the pleasures of seeing into music. Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Shines in a Joyous ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In Paris, I hosted a party in my hotel room dressed stylishly in only the room's terry-towelling dressing gown which extended precisely one quarter down my unlovely nude thighs. My prize-winning European tour with 50 other post-A-level teenagers 2010-08-17T19:30:00Z Those who fancy themselves liberals often suggest that it’s precisely this kind of petty grievance that distracts from real issues and alienates moderate whites. Stuff white people like: Yoga, tacos and pretending the white supremacy that fuels cultural appropriation doesn’t exist 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z And, above all, to possess precise knowledge of how to detonate a punch line at precisely the right moment to maximize the audience’s response. Nathan Lane, Hamming It Up As Few Can 2010-05-26T17:15:00Z Fans love “Star Trek” precisely because of its episodic nature, which allows for a certain amount of variation in theme and tone. Review: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Sticks to Its Brand. That’s Not Necessarily Bad. 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “That is precisely what I did not want to do with this film,” retorts Heineman. Director Matthew Heineman: ‘Suddenly I was alone with my camera in the middle of this shootout’ 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Because Mr. Petit improvises much of the material — in his accented English or his precisely calibrated motions — it will never be the same show twice, Ms. O’Donnell noted. Street-Level High-Wire Man 2011-06-15T00:02:03Z "I immediately latched on to it because it was precisely the stories we were seeing on the news every day," says Pitt. Producing more, Brad Pitt is 'Killing Them Softly' 2012-05-24T10:54:09Z The series shows how it’s precisely the absence of the body that makes these relationships so titillating. Consider the “Catfish” 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Even so, I sensed our time together was special precisely because it was destined to be fleeting. Modern Love: Being the Older Woman 2010-07-22T21:24:00Z Luciano Pavarotti departed this life precisely when Your Mama started singing. Style Invitational: Strip search — play off a line of text in a comic strip 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z He gets precisely that, and the whole place is on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown. Prowling panthers, paranormal spies and vengeful ice-skaters: must-see movies of 2018 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The missing information about Vasari’s family life is unsettling precisely because Vasari tended to view artists as if they made up a big Italian family. How Giorgio Vasari Invented Art History as We Know It 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z |
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