In the Guardian, John Ezard questions the judges' policy of dumping famous writers at the shortlist stage and picking mainly little-known newcomers.
On September 14, when the shortlist of six titles was published, it became evident that she and her fellow-judges had done something rare in the 38-year annals of Booker: they had dumped the famous writers and picked mainly little-known newcomers.
Pine's program consists mainly of little nuggets Powell favored, like Amy Beach's "Romance," Chopin's "Minute" Waltz, and Dvorák's "Humoreske".
Again it was urban China that mainly benefited; little was done to modernize agriculture or to eradicate disease, illiteracy, and underemployment in the villages, hamlets, and small towns scattered over a continental-size territory.
The space plasma is characterised by the ratio of plasma frequency to electron gyrofrequency, in this case, the local plasma frequency was, mainly, a little greater than the electron plasma, but it was also frequently observed that these two characteristic frequencies were not very different from one another.
Although the final result is mainly NSHL, little is known about cell-infection and damage with consequent altered physiology.
The population of barely 100 lives mainly in the little port.
In the last few years, the arguments have mainly been about little things, miniature things.
The tart white — mainly chardonnay, a little gewürztraminer — has a pleasing, unusual ginger note.
Preparing for Thursday, he admits he hasn't watched much of Liverpool yet, mainly because his little spare time is spent watching Spurs.
