In this study, the authors give a definition, basis and description of a new conceptual metaphor "solid power".
DAVID SCHNEIDER The Bronx To the Editor: Douthat's comparison of Mark Helprin's "Digital Barbarism" with Lawrence Lessig's "Free Culture" (June 21) raises the question: Which is better written — a bad argument that uses vivid metaphors, striking analogies and near-perfect word choices, or a good argument that uses solid declarative sentences and few metaphors or images?
Evans, 34, is from Boston, and the city's a good metaphor for the man: solid, unflashy, still kind of earthy, despite its proximity to decadent New York.
Yet, in spite of its warts, On The Beach is still a rewarding narrative, containing a solid mix of foreshadowing, use of metaphor and irony, all sprinkled with jeering sarcasm.
Object oriented and pattern based metaphors for software present a solid engineering base for software understanding and construction, but sometimes impose a high performance overhead.
AS Bill Frist spoke last week of "healing the wounds of division" caused by Trent Lott's racially divisive remarks, several of his colleagues said the doctor-senator should translate the medical metaphors he loves into something more solid.
She was a beautiful singer and solid songwriter who had a way with both melodies and metaphors.
Perhaps the best metaphor, for the cabinet's inner circle, is an ensemble of solid studio musicians.
It requires a sense of style as well as a sense of metaphor, a sense of abstraction, of the conjuring of life and the realization of solid ground through perfectly chosen touches.
