It may have been based only on looks or alliteration, but it was a great nickname, spot on for the young Vaughan with his steely studiousness. |
Evidently smartness and studiousness had nothing to do with it, and Missy felt a pleasurable thrill. |
But the film's problems have less to do with the plausibility of its narrative than with the studiousness and solemnity of its mood. |
So we worked our way around Japanese tourists studying maps of Darling Harbour with almost alarming levels of studiousness, and made our way into a shopping centre. |
The studiousness of this dark-haired Frenchwoman has been rewarded. |
Maria, all stoic resolve and wide-eyed studiousness, gets up to speed quickly. |