In the same way post-modernist architecture, with its pastiches of historic features, seems merely playful in a kind of soulless way, so too do most of our new cars seem oddly flat and without character.
Language is full of creative destruction, with or without 140 character limits.
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Some might see this crisis-of-faith as very convenient when the show is reaching a point where it can do with or without the character (Jones appears very little this season).
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It aims to make sure models share invisible features like seat frames, without sacrificing brand character.
Conversely, character without competence means you could be trusting your mother to fly a 747.
But if Hedges is pulling his punches just a little, he's only prepared to flirt with the farcical aspects of Dan's predicament without sacrificing the character's credibility.
David Roberts explained how he made the move from designing fashion to designing children's books - and worried the dinosaurs he drew for Donaldson's book Tyrannosaurus Drip had no character without their clothes.
In film after film, we have to wait without words for a character to make up his mind to do something, and even at a faster speed the wait can seem interminable.
"I invited her to come up with a name for the character, and without hesitating she said 'Madam, '" recalled Mr. Grupper.
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He is also cleared of lying, or intending to deceive, which was the most damaging personal charge against him and which allows him to say he emerges without a stain on his character.
He has now gone through two primary elections without compromising an inch of his character or his philosophy.
But competence is worthless without direction and, frankly, character.
When the show comes back it will unfortunately be without Chevy Chase's Pierce Hawthorne character, so a Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne 2 is probably not on the table.
Anime, 19-year-old Anastasiya Shpagina, transformed herself into an anime character and never leaves the house without makeup.
Talen was out of costume, but still in character, his hair deflated somewhat without the hair spray, but still formidable.
Both tried to say general things about the character of human thought and experience without the distortions of misleading philosophy.
One instance shows the controller being split and held like bow and arrow, highlighting that both sides are tracked in relation to each other -- not to mention that the in-game character's weapon automatically changes without any menu-digging by the user.
It's a rare writer who can combine keen, grounded, psychological observation with visionary headiness, who can make you feel a character's acute cultural dislocation without ever stooping to lectures -- and an even rarer writer who can meld all of these elements into a sinuous, powerful whole.
And it is no coincidence that one of the reasons the Steelers has been one of the most successful franchises in the history of the sport during the Rooney ownership (father then son) is due to their collective ability to judge the content of the character of its players and coaches without first filtering out candidates based on non-football criteria.
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For one test of social understanding, children 8 and older watched clips of the British television series "The Office" and were prompted to answer questions about the situations: for example, the way the main character, David Brent, embarrasses people without realizing it.
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"I think Joey's at a point this season where he has learned from the experience with Rachel and he's learned that maybe he is ready for something a bit more substantial, " explains LeBlanc, without elaborating on exactly what is in store for his character.
His talent on the football field is without question, and so it becomes strictly a question of character.
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Siegel and Shuster passed away in 1996 and 1992, respectively, without achieving their dream of reclaiming the rights to the Superman character.
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Asked to respond to Livingston's announcement that he would run against Gingrich, Kamins said that "without criticizing Mr. Livingston, Mr. Gingrich's character is such that he would have been supportive" of Livingston if the situations had been reversed and Livingston had been under fire following Republican losses in the mid-term election.
The cameras roll and without missing a beat, he slips into his deranged millionaire persona, a character that has popped up a bit over the past few years, as Hodgman has wrapped up his trilogy of "complete world knowledge, " the last entry of which, "That is All, " was released in paperback and audiobook forms this week.
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In the publicity stills, Merida exists without her bow-and-arrow, which has led to outcry that the character is no longer as cool as she once was.
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He described a team without parental intrusion, without the guarantee of winning, and with a distinct, faith-inspired element of character development.
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The overall character of his score is tuneful but not saccharine, daring enough to feel modern without being dauntingly intense.
This should add a neat level of character customization of play style, especially since it may create an incentive to go without a shield.
Scott is pleased with his side's character, and is also relieved to have come through a busy period of games without any fresh injuries.
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