Consequently, some conservative commentators compared Ruffo unfavorably with his elegant Italian predecessor Mattia Battistini, who was a master of bel canto and the possessor of a leaner, more silvery timbre than Ruffo's.

Despite these criticisms, Joshi argues that since Gerald's Game ( 1993 ), King has been tempering the worst of his writing faults, producing books that are leaner, more believable and generally better written.

Today, Austrian Chardonnays range from the rich, oaked aged varieties to leaner, more aromatic styles based on Austrian Rieslings to sweet late harvest styles.

By the 1970s Piazzolla was living in Rome, managed by the Italian agent Aldo Pagani, and exploring a leaner, more fluid musical style drawing on more jazz influence, and with simpler, more continuous forms.

Younger groups such as Sepultura also began to incorporate hardcore punk influences, resulting in a leaner and more direct sound.

Wallabies are widely distributed across Australia, particularly in more remote, heavily timbered, or rugged areas, less so on the great semi-arid plains that are better suited to the larger, leaner, and more fleet-footed kangaroos.

It has been observed that in general Krylov tends to add more detail in contrast with La Fontaine's leaner versions, and that where La Fontaine is an urbane moralist Krylov is satiric.

By Your Side was released in January 1999 ; the album stripped away the more adventurous sounds of Amorica and Three Snakes and One Charm in favor of leaner, soul-influenced songs.

Some individuals have wider, more powerfully muscled hindquarters suitable for intense bursts of activity in events such as reining, while others have longer, leaner muscling better suited for long stretches of flat work such as endurance riding or horse racing.

However, in the leaner years of the 14th century, the wealthy found few promising investment opportunities for their earnings and instead chose to spend more on culture and art.

Economy-The CPS ‘ believes in regulation that does not inhibit the growth of business, taxes that do not act as a disincentive to work or to investment in the UK, and a leaner more effective state that avoids unnecessary intervention in the economy ’.

A very athletic cat, the American Shorthair has a larger, leaner, and more powerfully built body than its relation, the British Shorthair.

The album featured a more polished production with leaner, more rock-oriented songs – it spawned the singles, " Whitlam Square " ( February ), " True Fools Fall " ( May ) and " Is There Anyone?

On the other hand, the TVA Runyon left behind was much leaner, more focused, and had begun paying down its massive debt load.

Because some game meat is leaner than store-bought beef, overcooking is a common mishap which can be avoided if properly prepared .< ref ></ ref >< ref > Venison Direct to Your Door Highland Game </ ref > It is sometimes grilled or cooked longer or by slow cooking or moist-heat methods to make it more tender, since some game tends to be tougher than farm-raised meat.

Gilbert announced the future of Deseret News was leaner, and more online.

Among Ali's notable contributions at National Bank were creating a professional senior executive team, implementing the basis for Balanced Business Score Card at the top management level, bringing profitability and focus on treasury and corporate banking, making the branches and retail banking leaner and more effective and above all, managing political pressures throughout his tenure with positivity, hope and sheer hard work.

Walker imposed a much leaner operation replacing juries with judges and being more selective in awarding prizes.

Meat from sheep which have grazed on saltbush has surprisingly high levels of vitamin E, is leaner and more hydrated than regular lamb and has consumer appeal equal to grain-fed lamb.

As well as increasing lifespans, these allow for stronger, leaner, more optimized bodies for quickly performing tasks.

Changes in hog farming techniques have also resulted in drastically leaner pork, in the 21st and late 20th centuries.

The engine may also run on a much leaner overall air / fuel ratio, using stratified charge.

Kil returns also, fully transformed into a leaner body with a very large bosom.

The US version also featured a " Jet Valve ", a small secondary intake valve which improved emissions by enhancing swirl in the combustion chamber, allowing for burning of a leaner mixture.

Kangaroo meat, a leaner alternative, is also sometimes used.

Also, leaner mixtures can also be tolerated for better fuel economy.

It has also been noted that media richness theory should not assume that the feelings towards using a richer media in a situation are completely opposite to using a leaner media.

This can also be a much richer ratio for when the engine is under high load, or possibly a leaner ratio for when the engine is operating under low load cruise conditions for maximum fuel efficiency.

Copra, the dried coconut meat that yields coconut oil, once an important Comoran export, had ceased to be a significant factor in the economy by the late 1980s, when the world's tastes shifted from high-fat coconut oil toward " leaner " substances such as palm oil.

This stems largely from the “ junk-food hypothesis ” representing a shift in their diet from fatty herring and capelin to leaner fare like pollock and flounder, thereby limiting their ability to consume and store fat. Other hypotheses include increased predation by orcas, indirect effects of prey species composition shifts due to changes in climate, effects of disease or contaminants, shooting by fishermen, and others.

The Pike stream cipher was invented by Ross Anderson to be a " leaner and meaner " version of FISH after he broke FISH in 1994 ; the name is a humorous allusion to the Pike fish.

A wide chrome grille flanked by quadruple rectangular headlamps with narrow parking and signal lamps just below filled the header panel, while small wrap-around rectangular tail lamps placed at the outermost corners of the rear gave the appearance of a lower, leaner, and wider car.

Commentators noted his grace and elegance, and the symmetria or coherent balance of his figures, which were leaner than the ideal represented by Polykleitos and with proportionately smaller heads, giving them the impression of greater height.

Aparo's muscular figures tended to be leaner than those drawn by most of his peers.

A " top " speed cut-off point is required since leaner gasoline fuel mixtures burn slower and for power to be produced combustion must be " complete " by the time the exhaust valve opens.

The two major breeds are the humpbacked zebu, both the brown and white Peul zebu, herded by the town Fulbe, and the leaner, lighter-coloured Bororo zebu, herded by the Bororo.

ATS emerged from the reorganization a much leaner and more effective operation as evidenced by the 2008 and 2009 financial data presented in the Organizational Efficiency Table included below.

In the book he explains clearly and practically how to manage your spending and the money you owe-even if you feel overwhelmed by your level of indebtedness-and come out the other side in leaner and fitter financial shape.

Their operations are leaner, due to the massive layoffs of 2002, that reduced their working force by more than 30 %.

Nicknamed " Mr Reliable ", Sands stuck with the club through leaner times, including financial difficulties and then relegation in 1912-13, by which time he had been made captain of the side, and the club's move to Highbury ( and its subsequent renaming ) that same year.

Changing between ride and hi-hat, or between either and a leaner sound with neither, is often used to mark a change from one passage to another, for example to distinguish verse and chorus.

The title " AlMutawakkil ' ala Allah ", " The leaner on Allah " is taken from the Quran, Surah 8, verse 61.

Rabbit meat is leaner than beef, pork, and chicken meat.

Some cuts are processed ( corned beef or beef jerky ), and trimmings, usually mixed with meat from older, leaner cattle, are ground, minced or used in sausages.

The leaner longhorn beef was not as attractive in an era where tallow was highly prized, and the longhorn's ability to survive on the poor vegetation of the open range was no longer as much of an issue.

When cooking leaner meats, oil is often applied to the pan ridges to aid in food release.

Several studies have shown that, in general, vegetarians are leaner and at lower risk of such diseases.

Others feel that the leaner sound of vibratoless playing is preferable.

This revamp features a leaner and fitter cockerel and an old-time football together with the club name.

His early works are in a late romantic idiom, and he later produced expressionist works, rather in the style of early Arnold Schoenberg, before developing a leaner, contrapuntally complex style in the 1920s.

The cover story of the May / June 1998 issue entitled Plain Crazy: The Joint Strike Fighter Story discussed the development of a new set of military fighter jets that could " blow a hole in the attempt to create a leaner Post-Cold War military.

This early Speedy was a leaner, rattier-looking creation with a sizable gold front tooth and wore a red Polo shirt.

In her youth Elisabeth followed the fashions of the age, which for many years were cage-crinolined hoop skirts, but when fashion began to change, she was at the forefront of abandoning the hoop skirt for a tighter and leaner silhouette.

This allows for higher compression ratios without " knock ," and leaner air / fuel mixtures than in conventional internal combustion engines.