Ignored when it came out by the literary prize judges but now studied at A level and one of the outstanding word-of-mouth successes of its decade (Captain Corelli's Mandolin was another), this is the book that defined Faulks's subsequent career.
When we think of the word "outstanding," we usually think of excellence, but being outstanding also means to "stand out".
He even used the word outstanding.
Faced with a suggestion that this is nonsense, describe everything you did, adding the word "outstanding" at each point.
Many would argue that keeping a small quality restaurant in business for more than a quarter of a century is, in itself, an achievement worthy of the word "outstanding".
Mr. Whaley, whose roles have ranged from Kevin Spacey's punching bag of an assistant in the film "Swimming With Sharks" to a character described as Willy Loman's younger self on Benzedrine in Circle Rep's "Size of the World," is outstanding, making every word and gesture count.
In other words, outstanding dad material.
Again, an artificial division between the two seems odd: surely the idea is to pick the most attractive bonds, whatever the category?Another strange aspect of investing in bonds is that indices are weighted by the value of bonds outstanding; in other words, the most indebted companies have the biggest weight.
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The group identified Messi with the following words: "Outstanding in his pace and creativity for his team, dribbling, shooting, passing – spectacular and efficient".
Throughout the three days of immersion in this outstanding event, the words of contemplative scientist Francisco Varela, co-founder of Mind and Life Institute, often came to mind: "When a living system is suffering from ill health, the remedy is to be found in connecting it with more of itself".
