pointedness

She was patient, but there was a pointedness about her question that channeled his attention back to the main line of events.

Then, with the pointedness of his first outburst, Gingrich stalked out of the room.

The pointedness of the question made Langdon uncomfortable.

But I try to be indifferent to the slurs of face, pointedness of nose.

Farad'n liked the pointedness of his own summary.

His tone had too much pointedness to suit her; he was delivering a moral, and intended her to take it in.

Ms. Weir's piece had an obvious political pointedness to it, but the emphasis was on directness, not spectacle.

Reflecting that entertaining pointedness, one of the best scenes takes place when Parker hands his hostage a sandwich and she tears into it.

"The firing squad will do a better work in a few minutes," replied the lieutenant, with a grim pointedness that took Barney's breath away.

FA quantifies the pointedness of the ellipsoid, but does not give information about which direction it is pointing to.

Given the pointedness of expression, the overall suavity and reticence only enhanced the power when it was finally unleashed.

Evayne, however, was removed with extreme pointedness from that list of future causes by a rather irate Meralonne.

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In "Needle Tower" the six pointedness comes from the natural geometry of the three compression struts that make up each layer.

But even if received opinion was not deposed, the intelligent framing of the concerts gave even the most modest of works a pointedness and place.

Jerome Correas was an able, often sweet Pollux, lacking just a bit of personality and pointedness in his upper register.

The vitality and pointedness of Ms. Tchekoratova's reading served both the work and its composer admirably.

I've heard people say disparaging things about my looks - a narrowness of shoulder, thinness of face, pointedness of nose.

If anything Britten outdoes his models by the pointedness of his treatment, in which irony is constantly heightened into a more specific symbolism.

Powell's presentation on "Meet the Press" had the casualness of an interview but the structure and pointedness of an argument crafted into a speech.

Mr. Fellbom focused attention on the Grand Inquisitor, giving the opera a pointedness it often lacks.

Despite the pointedness of the question, Glinn's tone was mild, without any trace of censure, and Lloyd didn't pause in his answer.

I saw no evidence of this myself, but whites are so devious" -Chiun looked at Remo with special pointedness- "that I cannot be certain."

A court hearing scheduled for today is sure to add to the ruckus over the advertising campaign, which industry watchers say is extraordinary for the pointedness of its attack.

Blumenberg's work was of a predominantly historical nature, characterized by his great philosophical and theological learning, and by the precision and pointedness of his writing style.