He keeps no measure in his contempt for him.

The new turbine will soon have a chance to prove itself during the breezy summer months, when it's expected to show an energy-capture ratio (wind-farmer lingo for operating efficiency) at least 10 percent better than the current generation

She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive.

I s’pose when we’re married you’ll have to, because I promised you you could be bridesmaiden.