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In theory the presence of a little bit of pixel structure should also contribute to a slightly sharper picture.

Now he felt the cold whiskey breaking a warm path straight through the middle of him, growing hotter and sharper as it moved.

'Definitely that's one way to put Volvo into a sharper focus, ' he said.

The sharp post-Lehman slump in the won could have been a lot sharper had flows out of equities not re-directed into bonds, as they did.

Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives, but she cared not for it; a sharper pang had pierced through her heart.

It should, at least, give you a broader awareness of the topic's complexities, if not a sharper focus on what you will do with it.

Lighter roasts are generally not used for espresso since they produce a sharper, more acidic taste than do darker roasts.

"You want me to see a shrink? " My voice was a shade sharper as I realized what he was getting at.

Even slight falls have been enough to scare them out of the market, putting pressure on developers to offer sharper discounts.

For the near term, at least, there is likely to be a sharper delineation between the strong and the weak.

Sharper even than this sadness was the fact that, for more than 30 years, she was an exile from her homeland.

It has a sharper and sportier shape with a single air intake and integral front fog lamps, while the front grille features chrome detailing.

Rank them in order of importance so that you can maintain a sharper focus as you move along in the planning of your application itinerary.

Once you figure out which side of your brain you're more proficient with, you can spend more time becoming sharper in this area.

I thumped my head against the steering wheel, trying to distract myself from the sharper pain.

A woman with dark hair pulled back in a ponytail comes out. Her face is pretty like Adie's, only sharper.

I was so nervous about Alice's plans, on top of my already gloomy mood, that the words came out sharper than I'd meant them.

But her mouth is sharper than her eyes. -My hand has done so much of this, I wouldn't know what else to do with them.

By some measures it's now the most undervalued major currency, opening up the possibility of a sharper bounce back over the medium term.

The front end -- with all the character lines, headlights, fog lights and air openings -- is much sharper and more pronounced than before.

The short abishai followed his cohort's sharper eyes to the blossom of crimson on the horizon. "Keep counting, " he said grimly.

Here are a few tidbits from the book to help you become a smarter, sharper consumer.

There is nothing sharper than a man in a suit, but get it wrong and you'll look like a 16-year-old in a Burton blazer.

In light of the adjustments, their role as the main driver of demand growth comes into even sharper relief than before.

Dogs have much sharper sense of smell than any other animals.

Children whose minds wander might have sharper brains, research suggests.

At the minimum, they must agree on better representation and governance, a more sustainable income model and a sharper focus.

Despite sharper, more sporty looks and a mass of innovative electronics technology, the new model is not too much altered.

Besides, a sharper cutting tool will produce a cleaner cut, so there are more than just safety advantages here.

Such rapidly rising expenditure would surely have come under sharper scrutiny even without the prompting of an economic crisis.

My knee feels great and my body feels great and it is just a matter of playing and getting sharper and sharper.

but I returned it sharper than I received it.

Back then (whenever it was) the stars were more glamorous, the writing sharper, the stories more cogent and the critics more powerful.

Sharper associate between the shorts and windbreak, the vivid green color intersperse the sweet spring in the air with embroidering.

Sterling may be largely ignored for the rest of the day, which increases the risks for sharper moves tomorrow.

The "sharper" the highlight, the shinier the surface will appear.

Images taken in the evening also turned out better, with sharper definition of objects and overall less graininess, as you can see below.

The pen grows sharper with practice like a cobbler's awl , gradually acquiring the sharpness of an embroidery needle.

Also known as a Sobel filter. this generates normal maps that are sharper than Standard.

As the grades grew steeper and the curves sharper, my sense of control faltered, "It's all in your head, " I kept repeating desperately.

But Iran is already feeling a much sharper pinch from financial sanctions that do not require further UN approval.

Some economists warned that the spending would not necessarily prevent a sharper slowdown.

The deepening economic gloom may well mean that it will eventually prove necessary to cut interest rates to arrest a sharper downturn.

Now, with a little more of the bad and the ugly, "the feeling of actual life" comes into even sharper relief.

If you want to go for a stronger aroma and sharper flavor, then relish the darker version of the fruit cake.

O. is urging supporters not to be overconfident in the closing days of the campaign. He is also giving a sharper response to M. 's attacks.

This helped transform them from creaky relics of Soviet-style central planning to leaner businesses with a sharper commercial focus.

but the more he thought about everything, the sharper became his conflicting moods of anger and despair.

The issue is coming into sharper focus, with the U. S. Federal Reserve considering further quantitative easing.

Meanwhile, the falling cost of manufactured goods led to a sharper-than-expected 1. 2 per cent fall in producer price inflation in March.

Christ does battle with "the word of God" which is said to be sharper "than any two- edged " sword (see Heb. 4: 12).

In most places, the edges of the continents slope gently downward into the oceans before making a sharper drop to the ocean floor.

The one exception was on the trade front, where the decline in exports and imports compared with the year before was sharper than expected.

He does not recommend that students under the age of 16 seek sharper noses through surgery as their bones are still growing.

And as the game began rebuilding its domestic appeal, a handful of chairmen with a sharper eye for profits made a bold move.

Mr Johnson said that all economies needed to be "alert to signs of a sharper global downturn" .

Thus, the more focused the energy is at the blade, the sharper the knife, the higher the cutting power, and the stronger the knife.

In my opinion, the 9. 25 seems just a little sharper than other Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes.

And we seem to think that any item sharper than a golf ball is too sharp for children under the age of 10.

Sharper cuts in costs raise the chances of a rebound later, as low inventories imply more chance of a restocking boom later.

One method might be to write diagnostic criteria for depression that are sharper than the loose catalog of symptoms used today.

Sharper diplomatic exchanges between America and Iran over the latter's nuclear aspirations have added to the jitters.

But that group and the EU have begun demanding that the United States accept even sharper cuts to domestic support.

Sharper depreciation may help exporters, but any gains would be modest so long as global demand is in hibernation.

That index excludes works that failed to sell. Some insiders put the price drop closer to 50 per cent, sharper than stock markets.

A mystery that has shaped all the previous stories, sometimes enigmatically, is finally revealed, bringing the whole into sharper focus.

It found that individualization has made sharper contrast between the strong and the weak, and the weak become helpless even than before.

On today's Moment of Science, we'll learn how amber-tinted sunglasses make things appear so much sharper.

This indicated a much sharper disparity between the top and bottom than existed two decades ago.

People who avoided arguments saw a sharper rise in their morning cortisol levels and a slower decline over time.

A contemporary, the Rev Sydney Smith, had been sharper, calling them the "Clapham Church" .

But other sources of economic uncertainty besides oil prices have come into sharper focus in recent days.

The Saarland and Thuringia defeats have provoked calls for a sharper message from worried CDU leaders.

This technology offers increased image sharpness, brighter colors, higher densities, smoother vignettes and sharper text.

I've a big fight on my hands next season. If I get good rehab, though, I'll be out to come back better and sharper.

You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year.

It produces a brighter and sharper display with a broader viewing angle than a passive matrix display.

It's analogous to having a computer monitor with lots of very high-density pixels -- that makes for a sharper image.

The story behind the breakdown was a far sharper decline in consumer spending, which makes up around two-thirds of GDP.

And skyrocketing cotton prices, propelled by bad weather in cotton-producing regions, have been an even sharper blow.

Some sharper-minded people realised that, in our globally connected world, the consequences would be broader and deeper.

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WMF - Sharper than you think.

Nowhere is the incipient rivalry sharper than between America's armed forces and their rapidly modernising Chinese counterparts.

The deterioration in the external environment has brought into sharper focus domestic problems which reduce investor confidence.

They were important questions, and robust answers would help bring each opportunity into sharper focus.

She might feel how sharper than a serpent's tooth it was to have a thankless child.

Of particular interest are the sharper differentials in income in Shanghai compared to Guangzhou.

A sharper tightening of policy would see infrastructure spending slow and could bring to an early end the recovery in housing investment.

But mainland markets remain closer to adolescence than adulthood and their growing pains may yet become sharper, brokers and analysts warn.

So you put them in the mental ward, because you want their mind to be sharper, you hope, in the future.

A sharper-than-expected slowdown, however, would increase pressure on Mr. Sarkozy's government to announce large, unpopular spending cut.

Outside, Natalie pulls the handkerchief off an almost unchanged face; sharper, paler still beautiful, the mouth thinner, the jaw set harder.

Their advantage is growing as households across the world invest in bigger, sharper televisions.

Lateral inhibition - A system of vision in which excited neurons inhibit neighboring neurons to make edges appear sharper.

As Jacob neared the place of God's promise, his vision grew sharper. The issue wasn't about outward appearance but allegiance to God.

Since then, her sculptures have become harder, sharper-edged, less autobiographical and, frequently, machine-run.

That shelling brought into even sharper relief the acute threat posed by this kind of reckless behavior.

He could have done with some sharper editing.

On the contrary, Beijing seems set to replace a blunt macro tool with an array of sharper, micro ones.

Dark shades of blue and green, though, may need sharper contrast to prevent a sense of lethargy.

But the impact on the Church in some countries (China, Vietnam or Myanmar) might be sharper.

But I believe firmly my future and will own stronger wing and sharper tenses .

Removes variations in paper and form background color for greater color consistency and cleaner and sharper looking images.

Britain's finance chief, Chancellor Alistair Darling acknowledged the economy had taken a sharper downturn than anticipated.

By contrast, China's exports account for more than one-third of its economic output, and the decline has been sharper.

It's not just sharper and higher resolution textures - it's a more solid, more tangible and vast Liberty City.

Publics are right to expect a sharper focus on governance and anti-corruption.

Both halves of the "West" are losing dominance, but the decline feels sharper in Europe.

Enjoy the sharper sense of smell and taste you've acquired.

In contrast, Europe is holding up well but the high level of the Euro is likely to cause a sharper slowdown later in the year.

A rate significantly below 13% would have pointed to a sharper slowdown in the fourth quarter, he says.

Cadillac has sharper lines, appealing to an "edgier" personality than softer and smoother Buick.

Virgin America's fleet-wide Wi-Fi brought the urgency of connecting with passengers through social media into sharper focus.

The slide is expected to be sharper in the fourth quarter and next year.

The brain cherry-picks what people remember during sleep, resulting in sharper and clearer thinking, a new study suggests.

OM: And Spot and Listen are based off of Wisdom. So my senses are sharper than when I was a young whippersnapper like you!

Blu-ray and HD DVD are both designed for use with high definition televisions. These produce bigger, sharper pictures.

Left-wing presidents in Ecuador and Paraguay with grievances against Brazil are getting a sharper response.

This suggests that a third sanctions resolution, with sharper teeth, needs to be enacted without delay.

If the price change lagged until after an actual commodity shortage had occurred, the fluctuation would probably be sharper and more sudden.

SOME vitamins make you stronger. Others make your eyesight sharper, your hair shinier and your nails glossier.

While ramp-up peaks were sharper with mixed mail file sizes, steady-state CPU was almost identical (see figure 6).

We need a sharper focus on preventing and addressing climate change in the developing world.

At the same value of frequency and size, the directivity of quadrate ring piston is sharper than that of quadrate piston.

Its specialisation in investment goods, cars and other expensive consumer products makes the up swings higher but down turns sharper.

We reject the wide, woolly notion of fairness in favour of sharper, narrower words that mean what they say, like just or cruel.

The twin-mirrored Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona will deliver images ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope's.

But it also brings into sharper focus the challenges facing Libya's interim leadership.

"We're seeing a quicker and sharper deterioration than most people were expecting, " said Mr Williams.

The ramp-up period for mixed mail file sizes had slightly sharper peaks, but steady state was essentially the same.

The rear-facing camera could also get a bump up from the current iPhone's 5 megapixels to a sharper 8 megapixels.

Keeps their sense of smell sharper.

Instead of reducing and flattening economic distinctions, globalisation has made them sharper.

Because its fuel taxes are relatively modest, the US has suffered a much sharper price shock than elsewhere.

Rushkoff says he started working on the book more than four years ago (although getting mugged brought the project into sharper focus).

Fine chanters forsooth ! " exclaimed the other, " their voices are sharper than the peaks of their caps!

He'd be sharper than serpent's tooth, if he wasn't as dull as ditch water .

At first it may seem like nothing is happening, but over time the blade does get sharper and sharper.

This makes each individual pixel smaller, creating images that look sharper and cleaner.

In 1970, a redesign reshaped much of the exterior sheet metal, making the edges and curves sharper.

The auditory spatial sensitivity of IC neurons was sharper when the earplug was intact than when the earplug was removed.

And shoppers are sharper, as squeezed budgets encourage bargain-hunting.

The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope.

In response to a sharper focus on EA principles, several robust enterprise architecture frameworks have recently emerged, such as TOGAF.

To add an even sharper twist, use these bangs with long hair as a nice contrast.

Just think how your concentration would become stronger and your five senses sharper!

When you get enough sleep, you tend to have a sharper mind, which will help you retain more information you learn in class.

It also performs additional image processing to make the resultant picture sharper and remove defects.

Exports fell by a sharper-than-expected 26% in the year to February and may yet drop further.

The embedded-computer would competed sharper and intenser in future arms field.

This equates to increased energy and vigor, better sleep and sharper mental acuity.

At any given magnification, the larger the aperture, the brighter and sharper the image will be.

In the last 40 years, the deceleration of world GDP was sharper only in 1974, during the first oil crisis.

Henry Lawson wrote "He was meaner than a gold fields Chinaman and sharper than a sewer rat" .

First, US men eager to build their businesses need to make a sharper impression and are upping their game.

Many animals have a sharper sense of sight or sound than human beings.

Thailand's infrastructure deficit has rarely been put in sharper relief.

The smaller the guiding parameter, the sharper the switching curve.

Apple also faces sharper competition in tablet computers.

Younger players get fitter and sharper quicker so it's a very tough game for us.

Whenever possible. do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

This control helped to produce narrower and sharper tool tips.

That could be set to change now, thanks in part to a sharper focus on the finances of locking people up.

Georgia's let-down was slower to come, but the disappointment even sharper.

We'll try any pill or herb that claims to make our minds sharper or our stress levels lower.

This was a much sharper rise than that for any other age group.

or drawing a sharper line against Moscow's efforts to reclaim the Russian empire.

The scientists say the technology couldheldheralda new generation of cameras with much sharper images anda wider angle ofyouview.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child, as King Lear himself said.

Soft, Sharp, Sharper: Three pre-sets for soft to more clearly defined Marble.

But experts say last week's decision set the parameters for sharper measures.

It has a much sharper cut off characteristic.

Various surveys showed a much sharper slide than had been expected in consumer confidence in America, Britain and the euro area.

But central banks' sharper focus on gold mystifies Bosworth.

A sharper deterioration could test how willing the government is to let growth find a natural floor.

These produce bigger, sharper pictures.

Power output fell in October, in spite of the drop in energy prices, with sharper declines expected in November.

A management shake-up this week has brought a new crop of pretenders into sharper focus.

Loading DNA in the smallest volume possible will result in sharper bands.

A brain that is given a work out regularly will stay sharper as you age.

Even if their image may be sharper than ours, it will never be perfect.

OVER the years, the screens on laptops, televisions, mobile phones and so on have got sharper, wider and thinner.

But between now and then, its analysts warn, that spike may yet get sharper.

Talking may aggravate women, but can hardly make knives sharper, fire hotter, or rifles sartain.

The minutes dragged by. Their ears seemed sharper than usual.

From year to year, Jeanne's tone with the old woman became sharper.

Still, the slowdown has proved much sharper than expected.

Let's bring the light closer; as the light is closer you have notices that the shadow of sphere has become sharper.

Skills come into sharper relief when spouses are under duress.

With consumer credit data sharing, there is much sharper community focus on the privacy concerns.

First, it is better to let the exchange rate rise sooner and more gradually than to risk a much sharper appreciation later.

The personalities emerge sharper, firmer and more duplicitous.

Without blue and red, everything seems sharper.

The contrast with the recent past could not be sharper.

The game also looks sharper and has a more stable fps.

And technological advances make the image far sharper than on LCD and plasma screens.

Germany were sharper in attack as they exposed the England back four time and again.

Her old sharper of a father did it.

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The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

So, if light is near to the object its shadow will be hard edged [sharper].

I'm feeling better again now, and sharper, so I hope to keep performing well and want to make the best contribution I can.

On a simple, biological scale they are bigger and stronger than we are, have sharper teeth, and they're carnivores.

I adjusted the hardness of my brush between 0% and 50% to get sharper and more defined edges on the birds.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

These produce bigger, sharper pictures. They work best when showing movies or TV programs made in true high definition.

Cheddar gets a sharper taste the longer it matures.

This TV set gives sharper pictures than others.

In order to achieve flatter tops and sharper rolloff in the passband, the multiple-ring higher order structure is employed.

While she is too busy to spend much time pondering her clothes, she has wondered if a sharper wardrobe could have made a difference.

the smaller the number, the sharper the image.

The dilemma the opposition faces has become sharper.

Too excited to nap during the day? Then drink some coffee. Caffeine can make your mind sharper. Learning a second language can also help.

The slowing will be even sharper once a big fall in bonuses , especially in the finance industry , is included .

I wish I had longer hair. I wish I had sharper eyes.

But, in recent days, his tone has gotten sharper.

He blamed a sharper-than-expected 14% drop in investment this year.

Youli knife more sharp, for the machine's injury less, fast operation also sharper than ever.

Since Sharper Image introduced its website in1995, building and occupancy costs have fallen from 6% of sales to 4%.

Is the white handle knife sharper than the black handle one?

More accurate calculations would have the same effect as focusing a lens: the picture becomes sharper.

In the past he has often lost the spotlight to other world leaders with bigger egos and sharper elbows.

Unfortunately, that was in 2007, shortly before The Sharper Image filed for bankruptcy.

make sharp or sharper of images and sounds.

My nose because it's too round. I prefer it to be sharper.

The language of American officials, such as Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, has become sharper.

The irony is that smartphones have the potential to make our brains sharper, not dumber.

Alcatel-Lucent forecast in December a decline of 8 to 12 percent in the market in 2009, a far sharper drop than its rivals have forecast.

To make or become sharp or sharper.

Under Dalglish, he has looked sharper and more alive, even in the defeat at Blackpool.

Feb. 21, 2007 -- Playing ideo games may make for sharper surgeons, a new study shows.

Bankers expect the three months to September to show a far sharper fall.

China saw a sharper fall, from 28% to 11%, largely thanks to faster growth.

He is also giving a sharper response to McCain's attacks.

What grows sharper the more it's used?

You would be sharper and more alert.

The decrease is sharper for the top eight national teams: from 1. 6 to 1.

Why don't you use a sharper knife?

In some categories, such as apparel, where luxury brands have grown hugely popular, the contrast is sharper still.

But it is also because last month's fall in housing starts by 15 per cent to 1. 5m was much sharper than most economists expected.

This will give us a really cool border that will make the box look much sharper.

Where you are completely right is that we want of course to play in a much sharper way than we did in the first leg.

It's got sharper angles, and it's much thinner.

those people take matters into their own hands with Sharper Image and Made-in-China techno-junk.

The World Bank found an even sharper drop, of 9 per cent, in the wage share from 1998.

I pondered. I know that when the sight is taken away, the other senses become sharper.

Images are not only sharper, but also richer in colors when a low ISO number is selected.

The firm predicts an even sharper rise this year, not only in east Africa but also in west and southern Africa, too.

But the trend has been sharper in America than in most of the rich world, and the disparity has grown.