Painters like Edgar Degas and Vincent Van Gogh used the sharp lines and off-centered look of these prints in their paintings.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

A different way of putting it-- and none of this is going to come in with a sharp, decisive theory.

从另一个角度来看-,注意，我现在讲的内容,目前都没有一个明确的理论。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Obviously, it goes without saying that today the assessment of Milton as some kind of imminent social threat or some sort of social force in terms of the radical nature of political power - that has taken a sharp turn.

显然--这是不言而喻的--现在，这一种基于弥尔顿,政治力量的激进性而把他看做是,危险的社会威胁或社会力量的观点,已经有了180度大转弯。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

A recent study shows a sharp increase in rock climbing injuries between nineteen ninety and two thousand seven.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

He brings his opening note, that F-sharp, in a beat early.

他把他的起始音,升F,提前一拍

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Two of the big three American automakers filed for bankruptcy after suffering sharp drops in sales.

VOA: special.2010.01.02

President Obama has received sharp criticism from Republicans over the lack of progress in job creation.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

In another famous illustration, "The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty."

VOA: special.2010.07.25

The Confederates had placed cannon all along the sharp turn in the river.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

She says there has been a sharp increase in volunteers recently.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

Aviation analysts say the sharp volcanic particles can damage a jet engine or cause it to shut down in mid air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Public opinion polls show a sharp improvement in attitudes towards the United States since Mr.Obama took office in January.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

He says Pakistani troops will have to launch quick, sharp and precise attacks in the area if they hope to prevail.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

More than 40 boats carrying refugees seeking asylum in Australia have been intercepted this year, a sharp increase from previous years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Mr.Medvedev told a meeting of government ministers in Moscow the global economic crisis has caused a sharp decline in Russian federal revenues.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

The attempted bombing by a Nigerian of a U.S.-bound flight has provoked sharp reactions in image-conscious Nigeria.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Morrell acknowledges the troop deployment decision is particularly difficult because of the sharp increase in casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

The result has been some progress on the ground, but also a sharp increase in U.S.casualties, with more than in just the last three months.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

However,Australian health authorities expect a sharp rise in the number of swine flu infections in August, toward the end of winter in the southern hemisphere.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Rallies were vigorous in major European financial capitals, following sharp gains in Asia.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

"What we saw last year was a very sharp rise in inter-tribal violence."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

But he said China's sharp increases in military spending in recent years are defensive in nature, and still leave its spending and military capability far behind the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Soldiers who focus on the military's education benefits she says, train in jobs that translate to civilian life - such as technology or medicine rather than rifles or sharp shooting.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

"Then in 2006, there was this sharp increase.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

President Obama has already increased the U.S.troop presence by more than 21,000 to about 68,000, and authorized more aggressive operations against the Taliban, which have resulted in a sharp increase in U.S.casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Earlier this year,after the disputed Iranian presidential election, the president faced sharp criticism from minority Republicans that he had not voiced sufficient moral support for demonstrators in the streets protesting the outcome.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

In a sharp attack on Iranian leaders last Friday, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned those in power to "abide by the will of the people" and heal the wounds of the recent crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Majority Democrats in the House and Senate crafted various legislative proposals that would try to recover funds by imposing sharp taxes on bonuses paid by companies that were rescued by government bail out money.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

"What we are seeing in Iceland is that as the magma particles get towards the surface, they interact with the very cold water and they chill to form glassy fragments and these glassy fragments are small, they have sharp edges and when those get up in the air that is what is causing the risk to aviation."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15