There has been a hypothesis (genetic mosaicism hypothesis) that long statured plants accumulate spontaneous mutations that expanded among modules (shoots, branches, leaf etc).
No artist can escape transitional works if growth is the aim, and Mr. Long's stature may entitle him to extra slack.
In the early stages of the race, for example, I spent more time listening to how my voice was too high, my neckline too low, my hair too long, my stature too short, than I did about the war in Iraq, a woman's right to choose, or any of the other issues that motivated my candidacy.
Yet in each of the examples cited above, we see the herd favoring companies that are struggling in the near term but doing things to enhance their long-term stature.
He is low in stature — long visage — light hair — coarse features — ungaitly — awkward — is a fiddler — loves ale — likes the girls — somewhat idle, — hates work.
He is low in stature — long visage — light hair — coarse features — ungaitly — awkward — is a fiddler — loves ale — likes the _girls — somewhat idle, — hates work.
In a brief interview after the forum, Mr. Rangel elaborated on his remarks about Mr. Obama, making clear he did not believe anyone so junior to him had any place weighing in on his long career and stature.
She had been reported missing by her husband, Robert Durst, now 57, a scion of a family that, like the Trumps and Rudins, has long held royal stature in New York's real estate world.
Mr. Hytner throws in a busily scuttling rat — not real, fret not! — to join a cast made up in equal measure of young aspirants (Paul Ready and Michelle Terry) to the sort of stature long enjoyed by the two leads, not to mention the beloved theater and television veteran, Richard Briers, who only has to appear looking hangdog in a nightshirt to bring down the house.
Traits reminiscent of A. africanus included small cranial capacity (a minimum of 420 cc [26 cu in]), relatively long arms, short stature (a maximum of almost 1.3 m [51 in]), relatively small bodies (weights of 27 34 kg [60 75 lb]), and primitive features of the foot, especially the heel.
