10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHARP-FACED»
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sharp-faced in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sharp-faced and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Strategos: Born in the Borderlands (Strategos 1):
Then he frowned, noticing a sharp-faced figure sat in the shadows in the corner,
flanked by four massive soldiers either side. A short, bald tradesman sat in their
midst talking with the sharp-faced man. No, not talking, pleading. The sharp-
faced ...
A dignified, sharp-faced woman served drinks, berries, grain cakes, and honey,
which Adoniyram accepted gratefully. The sharp-faced woman then knelt beside
a sour, rugged man, who was most likely her husband—and the tribe's patriarch.
Kacy Barnett-Gramckow, 2005
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Knowledge Creation and Management: New Challenges for Managers
When equipment was purchased from outside, Sharp customized it beyond
recognition. Black box knowledge requires continuous management attention to
dissemination of knowledge within the company. Sharp faced a complicated
chain of.
Kazuo Ichijo, Ikujiro Nonaka, 2006
A sharp-eyed, sharp-faced boy with short spiky yellow hair, sitting on a bollard,
had watched them and slowly shaken his head from side to side. "7 wouldn't," he'
d called. At his feet, a small shaggy shape had barked, as if in agreement.
“It isn't hardly time for you yet,” observed the president, with a significant look at
the sharp-faced woman, “We have to arrange for Lady Washington and George
Washington before we need the hatchet.” The sharp-faced lady snatched up her
...
6
Mute Witness: An Anne Cartier Mystery
They sat quietly for a few minutes, drinking their tea. Suddenly, Georges gestured
with his eyes toward the barroom. “Watch,” he whispered. A sullen sharp-faced
man in a plain brown suit picked up the remaining Dutch paper, read it for a few ...
7
Science Fiction: A Guide for the Perplexed
The real winner the story, we learn in its final paragraphs, is an unnamed
character—called ferret-like, sharp-faced, weasel boy (possibly the narrator)—
who works in the background to perfect the profitability of the Delphi project. He
next ...
They didn't hesitate to drive their wagons straight into the banqueting room. “We'
re detailed to set up as many intra-disciplinary group structures as we judge
necessary,” a sharp-faced little woman advised Skiff, looking quickly up from her
...
who traditionally looked after all the smaller siblings—nephews and dependents.
“No chief,” the boy in the middle said in English. He was a skinny sharp-faced
boy with wet insolent lips and he sounded tri- umphant. “No nkhoswe.” “No
bwana ...
with careless stringy bodies, and pretty in a sharp-faced discontented way. They
had a short abrupt way of speaking, scornful, as if they were always snarling or
scoffing. After that meeting in the woods I was always aware of them, living two ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHARP-FACED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sharp-faced is used in the context of the following news items.
Stuffed animals in the home — and the great decanter debate
The Chinese character resembled a sharp-faced horned animal, so the goat wins. Of all the animals eaten in ancient China, (horse, cow, pig, goat, dog and ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
Brits with Birthdays: 'Luther's Idris Elba Turns 41, and More
4): Noah Taylor, the sharp-faced character actor who played Locke on the third season of HBO's Game of Thrones, turns 44. The London-born Taylor, who had ... «Anglophenia, Sep 13»
Doctor Who, the BBC's only intergalactic export
The first Doctor was a sharp-faced authoritarian with a marked resemblance to actor William Hartnell. He arrived on Earth with his granddaughter, the first in a ... «Financial Times, Aug 13»
'Post Mortem': Dissecting Chile's Social Trauma
The protagonist of Post Mortem is not a young man, but he has a boyish crush on his neighbor. Gaunt, sharp-faced Mario (Alfredo Castro) is a loner with long, ... «NPR, Apr 12»
Lost Foods of New York City: Butter cakes from Childs Restaurant
There, according to the late and great Michael Batterberry and Ariane Ruskin Batterberry's On the Town in New York, “an army of sharp-faced adolescents ... «Capital New York, Jan 12»
The Bookseller of Chennai
I looked down to see a sharp-faced woman sitting on a tiny wooden stool, surrounded by plastic bags and buzzing mosquitoes. Next to her, on the cement ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jun 11»
Bin Laden's Other House
While I was poking about the compound, a sharp-faced young Afghan man and several children wandered in to watch. The man, whose name was Redwarullah, ... «New Yorker, May 11»
POSTED BY: Phil Brown
Though the grizzled and sharp-faced actor has never found himself cast as a leading man, he's become a star player on the sidelines, portraying everything from ... «TORO Magazine, Feb 11»
Feckless father cannot remember children's names
Sharp-faced and wiry, he doesn't exude much magnetism. I had expected him to have the gift of the gab, perhaps to be a bit arrogant, but he is softly spoken. «BBC News, Jan 11»
Paul Grossman's thrilling mystery, 'The Sleepwalkers,' is set in …
[Willi] looked to see whom the sharp-faced man in a black derby . . . was accusing, then got it. 'Get your dirty Jew nose out of my newspaper!' "Willi was stunned. «Washington Post, Nov 10»
