As it stands, Drummond's open-endedness still allows us our prejudices. From Wordnik.com. [A sense of direction in the middle of 'Nowhere'] Reference
Most movies do not, and generally, SHOULD not have that open-endedness. From Wordnik.com. [New Fantastic Four Poster | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference
The mind wants completion - not open-endedness - at least most of the time. From Wordnik.com. [Steven G. Brant: Responsible Journalism: The Journalism That Matters Conference, Day Two] Reference
Maybe the same open-endedness applies also to 'gay, straight' - I'm not sure. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Despite their scattershot quality and open-endedness, both artworks captivate. From Wordnik.com. [Paintings That Converse With Antiquity] Reference
"Entrepreneurs are wired to be comfortable with open-endedness and ambiguity.". From Wordnik.com. [Ready to Be the Boss?] Reference
The open-endedness of ‘expectations’ versus the narrower ‘requirements’. From Wordnik.com. [Definitions of Testing « Jeff Fry on Testing] Reference
This kind of open-endedness and subtlety is what makes “Milk” a top-tier biopic. From Wordnik.com. [“Milk” echoes the joyous nature of its subject » Scene-Stealers] Reference
I find some open-ended endings satisfying in their open-endedness, but not this one. From Wordnik.com. [Random House Summer 2007 Preview] Reference
But many creationists see open-endedness not as a virtue, but as a debilitating fault. From Wordnik.com. [It's Not Whether You Win Or Lose] Reference
Ambiguity of communication: open-endedness e.g. who ends the conversation, bye-bye ping-pong. From Wordnik.com. [Lara Srivastava — Climb to the Stars] Reference
Frel likes the open-endedness of an Internet where "you can imagine knowledge and then find it.". From Wordnik.com. [Three Links From The Bibliophile Stalker] Reference
Neither of us can handle the open-endedness of a discussion that can't be resolved by Wikipedia. From Wordnik.com. [Life after the technological apocalypse] Reference
Austrian economics is ahead of the game because it operates from the principle of open-endedness. From Wordnik.com. [From Barcelona with Love… - The Austrian Economists] Reference
A few readers will relish the open-endedness for its own sake, while the rest will feel a bit cheated. From Wordnik.com. [Touch of Evil] Reference
The open-endedness is this movie not having the courage to engage the more complicated issues of this story. From Wordnik.com. [“Milk” echoes the joyous nature of its subject » Scene-Stealers] Reference
The context of the religious quest and a sense of a power higher than man creates that open-endedness in life. From Wordnik.com. [God and Small Things - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
My kids also love the open-endedness of the "If you teach a kid to read, then he/she will be bright" themed books. From Wordnik.com. [swiper, stop swiping!] Reference
The ending resolved the mystery, but its open-endedness makes me wonder if there is more to come in this universe. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: One Million A.D. edited by Gardner Dozois] Reference
They're not sure exactly what that direction is - and nor are we - but at least we're given a hopeful open-endedness. From Wordnik.com. [Roya Rastegar: Sundance 2011 and the Sound of My Generation: Part I] Reference
The open-endedness of the film I think is another weak point because Reitman doesn't give you enough to really mull over. From Wordnik.com. [/Filmcast Ep. 82 - Sherlock Holmes & Up in the Air | /Film] Reference
The intense involvement of readers has in part been a matter of the narratives open-endedness; but soon that will change. From Wordnik.com. [Scott McLemee: Pottering Around] Reference
There was an “open-endedness” to the mission, and he worried that McChrystal would again be back asking for more troops. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Wars] Reference
This open-endedness means we must consider costs; there is no possible policy position that can ask to "save all the pieces". From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity] Reference
Why does the right of creativity and the open-endedness of the platform get to trump its actual use and enjoyment for people?. From Wordnik.com. [The Solution to Griefing is... The FBI?] Reference
Rather, they are there in balance with sources of open-endedness contingency in order to generate outcomes unknown ahead of time. From Wordnik.com. [Plato’s game] Reference
I agree that there is a fundamental open-endedness to games which make them potentially a threat to all sorts of social orderings. From Wordnik.com. [Plato’s game] Reference
Anne is a figure of tremendous ambiguity and uncertainty in the film, an indication of the profound open-endedness of Dreyer's vision. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
For true believers, the word's beauty is its open-endedness. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
I'm good with the open-endedness, good with the not-knowing. From Wordnik.com. [Indyish] Reference
Its two-sidedness and open-endedness have infuriated some readers. From Wordnik.com. [The American Prospect Articles] Reference
The mandate conferred on the FSB is remarkable for its scope and open-endedness. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Well, that's my position anyway, that this open-endedness generates a program of resistance. From Wordnik.com. [Ballardian] Reference
I went back and forth on that, but decided in the end to preserve the open-endedness of the Arabic. From Wordnik.com. [Velveteen Rabbi] Reference
In fact, open-endedness and ambiguity seem to be the two main propellants of so-called "modern" war. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Yet closure is always necessary, even though I often favour ambiguity and open-endedness in the endings of my own films. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Malaysia] Reference
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