It becomes clear-cut only once a player has finally nailed his colors to the mast of a particular country.
For instance, when the same Σd N values used to compute the interaction ratio were plotted for each subunit (fig. 3 A), it becomes clear-cut that, with the exception of COX I, the Exposed Noncontact groups accumulate more nonsynonymous substitutions than their Mt nu Contact counterparts.
The lump of twigs and leaves, on the other hand, became clearer, cut the water more sharply; it pulled through the flow like an opening zip.
The market softness noticed by chip makers like Intel and hardware vendors did not become clear-cut at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., until several weeks after computer manufacturers had been shipping fewer units, Mr. Connors said.
Once it becomes clear that the tax cut is driving unacceptable assaults on popular programs, there could be renewed debate over its size.
"As the scale of the cuts becomes clear, I wonder whether the NHS will be put back on the table as well," she said.
While Dylan dodges a few swings, it becomes clear that Norman's out to cut, not punch.
Sarkozy's promise to cut away at such perceived injustices had appealed to the French in the abstract, but not when it became clear that cuts for one meant cuts for all.
If you read to the end of the IEA's polemic, their real agenda becomes clear: faster, deeper and more painful cuts to the research budget.
And suddenly it becomes clear.
The picture becomes less clear cut when we talk about monthly records.
