The mood of Fellini's 1959 film, and its sizzling, scandalous background, gives a sharp edge to Stephen Gundle's close-up study of a murder case and its murky offshoots, Dolce Vita.
Certainly Aranda, the "Hammer of the Jesuits," and Olavide were what were called esprits forts ("strong spirits"; i.e., French-influenced radicals); their views gave a sharp edge to traditional regalism.
Cisco Systems reported a 25% increase in fourth quarter profits and raised its revenue forecast for the year on Tuesday boosting the technology sector and giving a sharp edge to the Nasdaq.
A sudden flash of a vivid red coat, followed by black outfits, gave a sharper edge to the sensuality, while leather dresses with an angular swirl out at one hip seemed to be more sculpted, less clinging.
The National were right to swoop on Tom Morris's lovely Bristol Old Vic production of Swallows and Amazons, and on one of the most original companies of the past five years: 1927, whose macabre graphic show The Animals and Children Took to the Streets sold out at BAC, will give a sharp new edge to the theatrical future.
These autobiographical essays, while brief, give a sharp picture of life on the edge of New York's literary world in the late twentieth century, from the sleep-around sixties ("You have the makings of a real little woman," Gallagher's analyst says, and leads her to his daybed) through the pretentious eighties (her boyfriend claims that he was Foucault's lover) and onward.
They have the ability to have a sharp edge.
Wilted mustard greens gave a sharp, tangy edge to the well-browned, fresh-tasting lobster-crab cake, another refreshing starter, served with a rémoulade of tomato and togarashi (Japanese herbs).
The table should have a sharp edge.
