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  • But with rare exceptions—Mr. Wilner counts abstract expressionists such as Rothko and Barnett Newman among them because their art generally demands you be able to see the surface's edge—the appropriate frame can make a mediocre painting look decent, a good painting great, and a great painting sublime.

    This Guy Will Frame You Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Sydney's bar bouncers are among the surface's fans.

    Soft Landing Geoffrey Rogow 2011

  • Also, even if two surfaces have the same albedo, a surface's specific heat determines the amount of heat energy required for a specific rise in temperature per unit mass.

    Global surface temperature distribution 2009

  • Diffusion characteristics of the surface's overlying atmosphere.

    Earth's energy balance 2008

  • At best, the car's short wheelbase means the suspension transmits far more of an imperfect road surface's jolts through to the cabin.

    Daimler's Minicar: 2008

  • Shields need to not heat or cool the air or otherwise disrupt the free mixing of the surface's thermal characteristics with the air.

    Titusville « Climate Audit 2007

  • Ron Padgett, Kenneth Koch, Elaine Equi, Kenward Elmslie, Gabriel Gudding, Matthew Zapruder, Dean Young, Lisa Jarnot -- all of these poets can be extremely funny, but I maintain that there is a seriousness beneath the surface's humour.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Lemon Hound 2007

  • Ron Padgett, Kenneth Koch, Elaine Equi, Kenward Elmslie, Gabriel Gudding, Matthew Zapruder, Dean Young, Lisa Jarnot -- all of these poets can be extremely funny, but I maintain that there is a seriousness beneath the surface's humour.

    Stuart Ross, Canadian Icon Lemon Hound 2007

  • He prided himself on enjoying as many of the surface's unique luxuries as he could, even when they were potentially harmful.

    Chainer's Torment Mcgough, Scott 2002

  • The albedo effect is related to a surface's reflecting power - whiter sea ice reflects more of the sun's heat back into space than darker seawater, which absorbs the sun's heat and gets warmer.

    The Guardian World News John Vidal 2011

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