A sharper emphasis on the economic concerns of ordinary Americans shows up in Mr Obama's more frequent references to jobs, workers and the economy.
Colby said despite the sharper emphasis on China and Russia, the United States will continue to look for areas to cooperate with them.
Beaglehole and Bonita define global health as 'collaborative trans-national research and action for promoting health for all' (4) with a clearer, shorter, and sharper emphasis.
"Hence, a sharp emphasis on these countries will be central to ending extreme poverty," says the paper.
"But I believe we are the" — he said, using a sharp word for emphasis — "greatest," before setting off into "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," one of the band's biggest and most anthemic hits, which spurred a roaring singalong.
David B. Magleby, the dean of social sciences at Brigham Young University, who conducted a study of spending in the 2002 Congressional election, reported evidence of a sharp change in emphasis away from television advertisements and toward get-out-the-vote efforts.
Steering is relatively sharp, but the emphasis here isn't quick response but smooth transitions.
Among those whose imagery reflected the new sharper style, with its emphasis on form rather than atmosphere, was Yasuzō Nojima, who gained a reputation for his incisive portraits, groundbreaking nudes, and landscapes.
Its acrid view of political ambition is nothing new (that perspective is all over TV these days, on shows like HBO's "Veep" and Starz's "Boss"), but the series has some sharp twists, with an emphasis on corporate graft and media grandstanding.
CNN and MSNBC have somehow managed to photocopy several pages from the playbook of Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News and its chairman, whose emphasis on sharp opinions, glitzy graphics and big personalities has been taken to heart by competitors like CNN's Anderson Cooper, Mr. Olbermann and his running mate on MSNBC, Chris Matthews.
Yet the law remains the target of sharp criticism because of its emphasis on testing and its requirement that accountability decisions be based on the goal that 100% of all students be academically proficient by the end of the 2013-14 school year.
