The eventual exclusion of some longlisted books was felt painfully by certain judges.
Yet both possess what Mr. Lubovitch's polished reaction to jazz painfully lacks: a certain compelling messiness or strangeness, spontaneity (often as a metaphor for freedom) and the celebration of individuality within a larger group.
On one hand, I want to be in the driver's seat when it comes to my career and personal destiny; on the other hand, I am painfully aware that certain barriers do exist that may slow or hinder my progress.
The presidential front-runners, the leaders in Congress, the people who turn up on political talk shows -- all seem painfully lacking in a certain quality.
Grant's world is, in certain respects, painfully familiar, peopled by such figures as the military man whose managerial skill is assumed to indicate integrity; the tycoon who is assumed to have none; and a press that is engaged in bouts of unfocussed self-righteousness, damaging the well-meaning and the malevolent alike.
Joyful, colorful, powerful, sometimes a bit terrifying, but, for me, at certain moments, painfully touching.
Joyful, colourful, powerful, sometimes a bit terrifying, but for me, at certain moments, painfully touching.
Most women are painfully aware that past a certain age it is harder to conceive.
Since Sept. 11 "it has become painfully obvious that there are certain deficiencies within our own department that must be addressed without delay," Mr. Willett wrote.
However, there are painfully long waits between courses; certain offerings that should be hot are tepid; and the service is disinterested.
