His sharp but sympathetic wit is present throughout, and scene after scene is brightened by unexpected, comic detail.
"Greig excels at nervy vulnerability, but also at coruscating wit, " says the Evening Standard.
They provoke laughter with behaviour characterized by gluttony, caustic humour and wit, but also possess great intelligence and wisdom.
Previously, rappers were evaluated for their nimble rhymes and sly wit, but Ross refuses to engage in such a contest.
With Justin Burnett producing, Ms. Haden built the tracks from the bottom up, remaining true to the original works but adding a touch of wit and personality.
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Intelligence and wit were necessary but not sufficient conditions.
But colleagues were grateful for his vivid wit, because without it his brilliance would have been unendurable.
He has served that office with great dignity, but also with honesty, compassion, wit, intelligence, patience and statesmanship.
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For the Oscars, McLane was tasked with honoring the grandeur and splendor of the event but also injecting a bit of his wit, too.
The sense of period, of ungainly English pride, is funny and acute, but the movie mislays its sense of wit as the girls grow up.
When I answer that "I have no idea, " my questioner assumes my answer is a feeble attempt at wit, which it is, but I'm also telling the truth.
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Likewise, the bean that saves the day was foreshadowed and set up from the beginning, but ultimately still smacks of luck rather than wit or anything particular clever either on the part of Jack or the writers.
This was done not to mock but to pay homage, and is full of wit and daring.
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But it has a lot more definition, and wit, than Psychocandy.
But while Austen's sharp prose, ironic wit and vivid characterisation are all key to her appeal, Robens believes that it is the romantic entanglements of her strong-willed heroines that draw so many to the books.
If he gets it wrong he may be forced to share a confined space for an indefinite period with someone deficient in wit, aptitude and hygiene, with nothing but a flimsy partition for protection.
But at Berkeley, it was a whopping 19% and wit will grow to 20% this year, according to Janet Gilmore, a spokesperson for the University.
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Wit allows you to think up wild new ideas, but judgment tells you which ideas are actually worth keeping.
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He died in 2006, while still editing the film, but, as a legacy, this feels alive with curiosity and sombre wit.
His wit and discipline earn him the respect of most of his colleagues, but cut less ice with the fun-loving, impressionable Italian voter.
In a cute bit of installation wit, the "painting" isn't up on a wall, but instead rests backside out on two felt-covered wood blocks, as if the exhibition were still in preparation.
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Heady stuff indeed, but Ives, a wire-thin man who favors gin martinis as dry as his wit, is enjoying quite a bit of limelight after steadily building an unorthodox career first as a playwright of one-act comedies and lately as a sought-after theatrical medic.
Hoisting himself up on a step ladder above the noisy elbow-to-elbow crowd, he gave a rousing speech laced with his trademark wit and intriguing brand of Republican populism ("I'm a conservative, but I'm not mad at anybody, " he likes to say).
But on this evidence McClane junior hasn't inherited any of his father's charisma or wry wit.
But in spite of the pain they describe, Ms Moore's stories are exhilarating, spiked with wit, and edged with satire.
Many of the stories are familiar, but as in his previous books, Mr Singh explains even the most complicated ideas with subtlety, grace and wit.
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