The original idea of this "Ringberg Circle" had been to discuss the prospects of young researchers in Germany, but the discussion rapidly focussed on the larger subject of prospects for reform of German universities.
But that discussion rapidly degenerated into irritating whimsy about the phrase "Freeze the balls off a brass monkey"; and whimsy was never too far away, which was a pity, because some of the discussion of the way metaphor is transformed into banal language was gripping.
Mr. Lamy well knows that trade discussions can rapidly get bogged down in detailed discussions that, while they may provide arcane entertainment for industry experts, leave little room for sweeping strategy.
Discussions proceeded rapidly during the week, but did not touch on the issue of Lisbon until the fifth day, 26 July, when Hughes and Johnston met with Smith, Deputy Prime Minister Clifford Dupont, and Trade and Industry Minister George Rudland.
As these efforts and discussions continue rapidly; and the need to scale up task shifting becomes apparent, a number of lessons can be drawn from the field of HIV/AIDS service delivery [ 2, 5].
The choking incident came at the end of a discussion "which rapidly became more heated," the complaint said, about when the court would announce a just-made decision in which the conservatives had prevailed 4-3.
Hence, the discussion moves rapidly from philosophy (is the distinction real?), through biology (is there evidence of a pathological process?), to sociology, culture and prejudice (whose job is it? who gets the credit/blame?).
Ms. Khaldi — a Palestinian curator who divides her time between Jerusalem, Amman and Beirut — said the project's interactive nature allowed for multiple voices to be heard in the debate and discussions surrounding the rapidly growing art vocabulary.
We found that discussions about broad themes rapidly grew too abstract and stale to capture the richness of context or usefully address the myriad ways in which a few themes play out on the ground.
I had found that this part of the discussion was best completed rapidly, as if removing an adhesive bandage.
