The importance of Scolari to him was evident: at one point, the pair slapped hands after combining in a typically weak, press-conference joke; at another, as he seemed on the verge of comparing himself to Romário and Ronaldo, Scolari cuffed him lightly on the back of the head, before covering for his intervention with a mumbled gag about his haircut.
But it is not only journalists who may be over-enthusiastic about weak science: press-releases by US academic medical centres themselves may have "a tendency to overstate the importance and downplay (or ignore) the limitations of research" [ 122].
Mr. Weaks had pressed Mr. Parker during negotiations to sweeten his offer, saying a better deal would win the support of the union leaders, but Mr. Parker declined.
HEFFERNAN -- Weak people -- the press?
Public-spiritedness is weak, corruption rampant, the press docile.But there have been flickers of good news too.
By Malcolm Gladwell A non-stop full-court press gives weak basketball teams a chance against far stronger teams.
"In different regions of Mexico, both the state and the press are weak, while organized crime is becoming stronger and, in some places, replacing the state".
(Curiously, he didn't feel that the press was weak. Reporters, he sensed, were his adversaries. He knew they didn't like him, and he responded with reciprocal disdain.).
(Curiously, he didn't feel that the press was weak. Reporters, he sensed, were his adversaries. He knew they didn't like him, and he responded with reciprocal disdain).'..
