The human eye is not sensitive to this difference in phase but clever optical solutions have been thought out to change this difference in phase into a difference in amplitude ( light intensity ).

Similarly, in the tradition of the legal arguments of the Talmud, one prominent type of Jewish humour involves clever, often legalistic, solutions to Talmudic problems, such as:

With sufficiently clever assumptions of this sort, it is often possible to reduce the Einstein field equation to a much simpler system of equations, even a single partial differential equation ( as happens in the case of stationary axisymmetric vacuum solutions, which are characterized by the Ernst equation ) or a system of ordinary differential equations ( as happens in the case of the Schwarzschild vacuum ).

He often comes up with clever and prompt solutions to different problems, and concludes correctly about various aspects of a case.

A hypocritical and seemingly superficial man, Mitică expresses himself through either platitudes or clichés he believes are clever, and, illustrating a tendency Caragiale first recorded in his Moftul Român, quickly dismisses all important things he is confronted with.

Far Out Space Nuts is a Sid and Marty Krofft children's television series starring Bob Denver as Junior, a seemingly dim-witted but uniquely clever maintenance worker employed by NASA, and Chuck McCann as Barney, his grumpy, short-tempered co-worker.

While clever and seemingly well-adjusted, she seems awkward and a social misfit ( i. e. a square peg ) when amongst the " popular " students.

A House was an Irish band from the 1980s to the 1990s, recognized for the clever, " often bitter or irony laden lyrics of Dave Couse ... bolstered by the seemingly effortless musicality ".

" He uses The Red House Mystery to illustrate the problems he saw in many mystery stories of this type, particularly the central puzzle ( which was intricate and clever but implausible in many ways ) and the fact that the amateur detective's chance to shine comes only because the police are incompetent and surprisingly willing to put up with a " brash amateur " romping through their territory.

Ingenuity is the quality of being clever, original, and inventive, often in the process of applying ideas to solve problems or meet challenges.

HP's HP 3000 MPE division had similar roadmap problems but found a clever way forward in 1986.

Bernard Williams described Reasons and Persons as " brilliantly clever and imaginative ", and commended it as part of a wave of work in analytic philosophy that deals with concrete moral problems rather than abstract meta-ethics.

He was able to build a machine with fewer chips by thinking about problems in clever and different ways.

In 1863 he wrote a clever short story, combining physiological and psychological problems, entitled " The Case of George Dedlow ", in the Atlantic Monthly.

Lyrically, the band's style has been described as coming from " the school of Cole Porter, favouring caustic wit over trivial personal problems, ... achingly clever lyrics seesaw between superficial gloss, profound sentiment and the incomprehensibly bizarre.

In contrast to Farina, the character he replaced, Stymie was a slick-tongued con-artist who was always self-assured, nonchalant, and ready with a sly comment as well as clever ideas to solve the problems he faced.

Burn Variation Main Line ( C11 ) · 1 – 0 Judit's opponent falls for a clever trap, expecting her to play 14. Bxa8 and he would reply with 14 ... g4 !, but she springs 14. g4!

It is true that certain experimentally verified quantum phenomena, such as the Casimir effect, when described in the context of the quantum field theories, lead to stress – energy tensors that also violate the energy conditions, such as negative mass-energy, and thus one can hope that Alcubierre-type warp drives can be physically realized by clever engineering taking advantage of such quantum effects.

Powell deduced from this, " As so often the ordinary rank and file of the electorate have seen a truth, an important fact, which has escaped so many more clever people – the underlying value of that which is traditional, that which is prescriptive ".

Puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names – such as The Importance of Being Earnest ( Earnest being both a name and an adjective ) – are common examples of word play.

Subtle and clever, he was well fitted for a diplomatic career, and carried out several missions in England ( 1527 – 1534 ) and Rome ( 1534 – 1536 ).

* Eero – the youngest brother, intelligent, clever, quarrelsome when confronted with Juhani

Timothy is the a very lovely dog – very clever, affectionate and loyal to the Five and to George in particular ; he provides physical protection for the children on multiple occasions.

The Lark, in particular, was based on existing parts to the degree that it even utilized the central body section of the company's 1953 – 58 cars, but was a clever enough design to be popular in its first year, selling over 130, 000 units and delivering a $ 28. 6 million profit to the automaker.

Though repeatedly defeated by Wellington in 1813 – 1814, he conducted a clever defense against one of history's greatest commanders.

The Black formula is easily derived from use of Margrabe's formula, which in turn is a simple, but clever, application of the Black – Scholes formula.

* Schloss Hellbrunn – summer palace with clever fountains

Both Quinn and Humphreys were elected to the 31st Dail on 27 February 2011, by clever vote management that saw the Labour Party in Dublin South – East secure two seats with only a quarter of the first preference vote.

) Lara Tupper, in The Believer, described it as " a clever book, chock-full of David Foster Wallace – esque footnotes and moments of direct address.

* Nicias: One of the leading generals in Athens, recently entrusted with command of the Sicilian Expedition – he is a benchmark for clever soldiering ( line 363 ) and for procrastination ( 640 ).

" Be There " was NBC's slogan during the 1983 – 1984 season, a fitting example of clever hidden advertising.

Shankly created an early goal to help Preston win 5 – 0, earning him praise in a national newspaper for his " clever passing ".

As a poet he produced clever imitations of John Gay and Thomas Gray, and with the assistance of George, 1st Lord Lyttelton, Lord Chesterfield and Horace Walpole, conducted The World ( 1753 – 1757 ), a weekly periodical on the model of the Rambler.

He conceded that " the Mercer – De Paul has some tuneful gems " but opined that " Mercer's witty lyrics create a paradox for the actors: characters who sing clever lyrics inevitably sound clever.

Queen Mary College was founded in the mid Victorian era when growing awareness of conditions in London's East End led to drives to provide facilities for local inhabitants, popularised in the 1882 novel All Sorts of Conditions of Men – An Impossible Story by Walter Besant, which told of how a rich and clever couple from Mayfair went to the East End to build a " Palace of Delight, with concert halls, reading rooms, picture galleries, art and designing schools.

He developed a reputation for being a fast and clever improviser, in the same vein as Marvin Santiago, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Oscar D ' León and other salsa singers who could improvise dozens of soneos ( improvisations within a call – response format ) on the spot.

* Foxes and jackals are often depicted as clever sorcerers in Eastern myths.

The “ clever slave ” in particular is a very strong character ; he not only provides exposition and humor, but also often drives the plot in Plautus ’ plays.

A pseudonym can acquire a reputation — if clever things often appear under the pseudonym, then a new message using that name will be taken seriously.

Bertie's Aunt Dahlia, on the other hand, is extremely impressed by Jeeves's intelligence and is often party to his clever schemes.

He is revealed to be extremely clever and creative when necessary and he often takes advantage of Reggie's and his other tormentors ' weaknesses ( and has fun all the while ).

The goal of some legal systems is limited to " just " revenge — in the fashion of the contrapasso punishments awaiting those consigned to Dante's Inferno, some have attempted to turn the crime against the criminal, in clever and often gruesome ways.

Finally, with Chaplin off the Essanay scene for good, Essanay signed French comedian Max Linder, whose clever pantomime was often compared to Chaplin's.

Songs such as " Rhythm Is Our Business ", " I'm Nuts about Screwy Music ", " I Want the Waiter ( With the Water )", and " Four or Five Times " displayed a playful sense of swing, often through clever arrangements by trumpeter Sy Oliver and bizarre lyrics.

Thus, critical thinking without essential intellectual traits often results in clever, but manipulative and often unethical or subjective thought.

Card ’ s lyrics often rely on clever word plays, double entendres, and off-beat but sometimes poignant narratives about ordinary life.

He often manages to be more clever than his older sister and her friends.

As so often in his writings, the story abounds in clever references and subtle jokes.

Interactive TV is often described by clever marketing gurus as " lean back " interaction, as users are typically relaxing in the living room environment with a remote control in one hand.

Although Marty is often accident-prone and sometimes thought to lack critical thinking skills, he is nevertheless brave in the face of danger and can be very resourceful and clever.

A drama queen and an irrepressible hot-head, Eimi is able to think ahead and be clever but often lets her own impatience get the better of her.

She often figures out clever ways to get out of a jam, and is very athletic ; if any sport happens to be mentioned, it is revealed that she was the women's champion in said sport in college.

Such situations mattered less than did the clever depiction of earthbound-but-dreaming New York life and its individualistic, often bizarre characters.

Instead of being a clever superhero, this version of Birdman is portrayed as a semi-competent, bungling lawyer, although among the show's increasingly outlandish cast of characters, he is often the straight man.

However, Linus often defuses Lucy's temper through passive resistance and clever use of his intellect, either logically talking Lucy out of hitting him or confusing her into submission.

The re-edited films range from clever to blatantly patchy, and Stooge fans often dismiss them as second-rate.