The Asian market was trying to make sense of the sharp currency move given there was little economic news overnight to prompt it.

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And yet he entertains as fully as the slick films he debunks, with a sharp sense of humor that holds up even during the most desperate moments.

CNN: Hong Kong's Unknown Face

Such is the leitmotif that courses through the tale, echoing worries from earlier Anderson films: a sharp sense of orphanhood, affecting young and old alike, and redeemed only by the chance to belong to a choir, to a clan, or to the heart of a fellow-loner.

NEWYORKER: Moonrise Kingdom

He moves through the scholarly minefields with sharp eyes and historical good sense.

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And I think the vote tally today is likely to sharp their sense that Majority Leader Bill Frist, who's seeking their support for White House bid, has not done kind of the spade work in his caucus that was needed for a better outcome.

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Already rattled by the NASDAQ's sharp reverses over the summer, dotcom companies watched the latest swings with a gathering sense of gloom.

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His sharp tongue and easy sense of humor hearken to the Brooklyn of his youth.

WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Donald Kagan: 'Democracy May Have Had Its Day'

And the good thing about America is that sometimes we get to these bottlenecks and we get stuck, and you have these sharp, partisan fights, but the American people pretty steadily are common sense and practical, and eventually, that common-sense, practical approach wins out.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Makes a Statement on the Sequester

This is a momentous occasion, and I would hope that despite the sharp partisan tone, which has marked this debate, we can approach it with a sober sense of the historic importance of this matter.

CNN: Transcript: Opening statement of Rep. Nadler