Sentences with phrase «makes sharp comments»

In addition to his strong environmental stance, Francis makes sharp comments about immigration, declaring that «building walls is not a solution.»

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The Hewlett - Woodmere school district, which decided last week not to add two holy Muslim days to its annual calendar, condemned derogatory comments about Islam made at a recent meeting that had drawn sharp rebukes from Muslims in the Five Towns and New York region.

Those two young leads are the only ones who make a sharp impression on the viewer, even if their relationship allows the film to comment on class differences with the subtlety of a jackhammer.

Commenting on the «ping - pong» pattern of scores examined over a number of years, Stanford University professor Linda Darling - Hammond notes that score gains made over one or two years are often followed by sharp drops in scores in subsequent years (Darling - Hammond, The Right to Learn, 1997).

Client comments as published in the legal directories and guides include: «A first - class mind and clearly a silk in the making»; «a QC in waiting»; «a very bright, uber - responsive, rising star»; «formidable advocate able to stand up to commercial silks and senior juniors»; «an extremely impressive and effective advocate who gets on top of things extremely fast and is quick on his feet»; «complete grasp of all current developments, strategic input and forceful yet polite cross-examination»; «undoubted star junior who goes well past the extra mile in preparing his cases»; «brilliant, completely committed to the brief; a great all - rounder»; «intellectually very strong»; «very sharp and to the point»; «ringing endorsements from the market»; «impressive and knows his stuff»; «razor sharp legal skills»; «comes up with extremely clever points» with an ability «to handle hearings with utmost self - possession and confidence and produce some first - class advocacy»; «a thorough and thoughtful advocate who has an agreeable but tough courtroom manner»; «very proactive and, once instructed, takes control of a case and pushes it forward to the advantage of the client»; «has the ability to sift through complex legal problems, and present practical legal solutions that not only win you the battles, but also the war»; «very commercial and savvy»; «infectious passion for the law»; «his commitment to his work is outstanding»; «relentless energy and precise attention to detail make him invaluable.»