As a teen she already manifested the traits, as she described, of " both a realist and a perfectionist, pursued by an uncompromising passion for carrying through.

If you are a " perfectionist ", multiply the bore diameter by 0. 82 and subtract this value from the tube length.

Dying for the World, released in 2002, was written and recorded in less than a year which is very fast by Lawless ' perfectionist standards.

Records show a " perfectionist zeal " in organising the estates and finances of All Souls, and Blackstone was noted for massively simplifying the complex accounting system used by the college.

While Winnicott's stated aim was to give ' young mothers ... support in their reliance on their natural tendencies ', in practice idealisation of what he insisted was only the good enough mother might perhaps become another perfectionist yardstick for parents to be found wanting by.

It has been claimed by Aitken's collaborator, Pete Waterman that Aitken was a noted perfectionist, particularly when it came to his guitar solos.

Studio executives grew less tolerant of his increasingly perfectionist editing techniques, exemplified by his laboring over a montage set to The Police's " Message in a Bottle " for nearly six months.

Prompted by earlier research providing empirical evidence that perfectionism could be associated with positive aspects ( specifically perfectionist strivings ), they challenged the widespread belief that perfectionism is only detrimental.

Although perfectionist athletes strive to succeed, they can be limited by their intense fear of failure and therefore not exert themselves fully or feel overly personally responsible for a loss.

Because their success is frequently measured by an score or statistics, perfectionist athletes may feel excessive pressure to succeed.

Dr. Luo, now retired in Beijing, is remembered by his former colleagues as a dedicated perfectionist whose commitment to the obstacle-strewn project was a major factor of its eventual success.

" Davies was a perfectionist, and by this stage his perfectionism was verging on the neurotic, indulged by a management and record company who hoped The Kinks ' main man would soon recapture his hit making form.

McRae was a technical perfectionist and Spyder is an accurate replica of original built by Porsche in 1954 and 1955.

With the knowledge they are up against a perfectionist, their attempts to improve their apartment result in irreversible damage and a major cover-up attempt by the pair.

Devices like the Ultramatic were being tested and designed by Packard from 1935 on, but none sufficed the perfectionist engineer.

Personal timeboxing is said to help curb perfectionist tendencies ( by setting a firm time and not overcommitting to a task ).

* Haley Kay Long ( Voiced by Amy Bruckner ): Haley is Jake's seven-year-old younger ( eight years old in the second season ) sister, who is quite intelligent, talented, a bit of a perfectionist, and a goody-two-shoes ( much to Jake's consistent annoyance ).

Each attempted to capture the sound sought by talented perfectionist Lee Mavers, the lead singer and principal songwriter of the band.

Gary, on the other hand, is frustrated by Brooke ’ s controlling, perfectionist attitude and expresses his desire to have more space, particularly after coming home from work.

* Courteney Cox portrays Monica Geller, the mother hen of the group and a chef, known for her perfectionist, bossy and competitive nature.

In his spare time, Grand polishes up his Latin, and he is also writing a book, but he is such a perfectionist that he continually rewrites the first sentence and can get no further.

Teyte also wrote about the composer's perfectionist character and his relations with the cast: As a teacher he was pedantic — that's the only word.

She is also a perfectionist and a vegetarian.

He has strong moral and ethical values, but he can also be self-righteous and a perfectionist at times.

Neubauer ’ s contribution lay not just in his tactical skill, but also in the perfectionist, almost military drill of the pit crew, which constantly gave the team a time advantage over its rivals.

This type of perfectionist also showed fewer psychological and somatic issues typically associated with perfectionism, namely depression, anxiety, and maladaptive coping styles.

They also listed the film in The Hollywood Wall of Shame, writing " The choreography set new standards for flat-footed incompetence, while Bogdanovich's perfectionist refusal to lip-synch the musical numbers drove the budget through the roof.

The victim was a perfectionist linguist compiling the world's biggest dictionary, and also a personal friend of The Doctor, but the only suspect is her holographic assistant, named Book, who is also a repository for every word in the English language.

He also made a guest appearance on the BBC series Hustle, as Bollywood film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar ( whose correct name in the show is actually Kulvinda, but was written as Kulvinder in the credits ), and in Spooks and The IT Crowd.

The Virgo / Libran, also known as " Vibra ", are thought to be excellent arbitrators, industrious, modest, efficient, go-getter, charming, see all sides of a situation, ambivert, practical, logical, rational, attractive, meticulous, diligent, hard-working, ambitious, intellectual, even-tempered, great communicators, perfectionist, idealistic, peaceable, urbane, charming, diplomatic, polite, mannerful, clean, open-minded, fair, playful, romantic, and devoted.

Richard Carpenter was portrayed as a rampant perfectionist who frequently sided with his parents against Karen, and was also depicted as more concerned with his and Karen's careers than with Karen's health.

Jack Lord was known as a perfectionist who insisted on the best from everyone.

Also sexually frustrated, Carolyn has an affair that takes her from " cold perfectionist " to a more carefree soul who " happily along with " the music in her car.

Coming from a wealthy family, Meyerbeer could afford to take his time, dictate his own terms, and to be a perfectionist.

A perfectionist, Jacob was able to achieve from his band Época de Ouro the highest levels of quality.

He was a perfectionist and expected the same from us.

A society devoted to perfectionist principles may not produce happy citizens — far from it.

Known in the industry as a perfectionist, he supervises every detail of his films from the earliest stages to the final release.

Blake Suib, one of the engineers, commented that Madonna was a perfectionist and she knew when a sound, coming from the speakers, sounded bad or good during rehearsals.

Steve Jobs was a perfectionist who favoured the closed system of control over all aspects of a product from start to finish-what he termed the integrated over the fragmented approach.

Because Tufts was a perfectionist who often worked 80-hour weeks, he had trouble meeting deadlines, even though he had help from numerous assistants and ghosts: Nick Cardy, Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Alex Toth.