This was accompanied by a note which was terse, witty and generous.
His films' precise visual and dramatic construction reflects that self-imposed rigor, which is why his terse style has nothing easy-going about it: on the contrary, it is tense with the repression of an erotic energy which, if that severe formal structure were to be punctured, would explode on-screen with a Sadean terror.
There are 113 photographs — many of which are weighty, terse and difficult to digest — by 15 artists.
Maybe a bagel b4 air". Gregory was providing real-time chatter on Twitter, the social networking site built around terse messages, which is becoming something of a hangout for high-profile anchors.
But Chris Terrio's screenplay is full of smart little bits — the C.I.A. badinage, which is improbably profane and witty; the terse meetings; the hilarious Hollywood stuff.
Westar, which is based in Topeka, issued a terse statement late today that said Mr. Wittig had asked to be placed on administrative leave so that he could defend himself against the charges.
In the classic crime novel, characters are defined by their speech, which can be terse (Jim Thompson, whose dialogue was so brittle it snapped) or self-consciously slangy (Hammett).
His major at Harvard had been Latin and Greek, which is evident in his writing style: superbly classical, terse, graceful, and lyrical with detail.
Her essential 1964 book Grapefruit – the typescript for which is displayed here page by page – consisted of nothing but terse, open-ended instructions for readers to follow.
LARRY VIGON Chicago, July 3, 2012 Mr. Caine correctly states that Article III of the Constitution — which establishes the judicial branch — is terse and offers few powers to the Supreme Court.
Unlike Quora, which is in private beta right now and one of which I've been also a part of, the quality of questions and answers on Facebook Questions seems to be more intimate/fun/terse than intellectual/useful/detailed.
