These early tools closely resembled the knives we use today, consisting of a piece of metal that was sharp on one end--the blade--and dull on the other--the tang.
Ascending a free hanging rope that twists in the breeze and juts over an edge (how sharp is that rock?) is one of the scariest things a climber can do.
Mitchel argues that the SHARP results fall right where one would expect them to if adding Zetia to Zocor to produce Vytorin really does do a better job helping hearts than just using Zocor alone.
Quality is just as sharp as that of traditional presses for one thing, and the technology also permits the kind of massive, instant customizing that marketers love.
Does this suggest that Mr Hague is set on turning the next general election into a referendum on the euro, or only that he sees his position on Europe as one sharp weapon?
Although the conglomerate discount is not usually as extreme as that, its sharp increase in the past year is one of the main reasons companies are regaining their enthusiasm for spin-offs, says Carsten Stendevad of Citigroup.
Some proposed provisions have drawn sharp criticism from conservatives, most prominently one that could allow illegal immigrants to one day gain citizenship.
Remember, the Senate is now split 50-50, and the Health, Education and Labor Committee is one of those committees that has a very sharp ideological division.
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He held up one piece that had broken so that it had a sharp point to it.
Though no one is predicting a sharp turnaround, the fact that the worst may be over can make for a compelling entry point for value investors.
Which means that if Sharp really are bust, or close to it, then one possibly sensible thing to do is just sweat that production line of all the cash flow that can be got from it.
Rather, it suggests that the scope for a sharp and disorderly sell-off akin to the one Italy suffered in November 2011 is quite limited.
Bad news about a Greek default, or even the renewed threat of one, is likely to cause a sharp market decline that will probably turn out to be a good buying opportunity.
Of the items on display, the one that looked most useful and almost ready for prime time was Sharp's media player with video-on-demand functions (above).
Four studies in recent years identified modest declines, but a new one that looks separately at Americans lacking a high school diploma found disturbingly sharp drops in life expectancy for whites in this group.
My artistic friend has noted that the number one challenge of being a wood carver is keeping the carving knives razor sharp.
One natural explanation would be a fault running through the area that makes a sharp turn, where "you would expect more strain to accumulate, " Ausbrook said.
With an uncertain global macroeconomic environment ahead and Brazil rebuilding its infrastructure to welcome the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Mantega will have to prove that his execution is as sharp as his tongue to keep his country on track to becoming one of the biggest players in the world arena.
Commentators deplored the sharp fall in turnout in Britain in the 2001 election, but it is notable that one region - Northern Ireland - actually saw a rise in turnout, and with it increased polarisation.
" Mr. Curcio's prose is more dense, but his book is studded with sharp descriptions, such as when he notes that Ford's thought processes "jumped from one subject to another without prelude, " making his utterances "cryptic to the point of incoherence.
That also means that Mount Sharp was formed in a different way than how mountains are created on Earth -- no one knows how.
Bear in mind that the man is a trained barrister, one who will know that 'chicanery' - to you and me - means sharp practice, deception even.
"During the past 65 years, sharp 10% declines that occurred over the course of a four-week period, like the one that the market has just experienced, were typically bullish, " says Leeb.
The typical effect, when one watches Curry play, is to become so transfixed by his laser-sharp shooting that it's no longer possible to focus on anything else.
However, there has been no massive government stimulus package like the one launched after the global financial crisis in 2008, mainly because that move led to a sharp rise in consumer prices.
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The team's work offers such a sharp picture of the past that it is possible to trace the histories even of individual communities, such as one in Essex whose inhabitants built, used and then abandoned an enclosure within the span of a single generation.
One of the highlights is the use of next-generation security cameras, with lenses that are sharp enough to see the faces of passengers from far away in much sharper and more recognisable detail than the present cameras at most US airports and can transmit those high-definition images to hand-held devices carried by guards patrolling the airport.
Cooper wrote that expectations for a correction in gold prices have grown within the LBMA crowd, but no one is expecting a sharp downturn just yet.
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As one sign that foreign investors are cooling to Japan's markets, the finance ministry reported Thursday a sharp drop in purchases of Japanese stocks by overseas investors.
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