1.   Temperatures on this picture-perfect day were more crisp than cold, as they had been in the two previous mountain stages.

2.   The steering response and handling, while a bit less crisp than the Audi, were very good indeed.

3.   Her groundstrokes were more crisp than those of Seles, and they frequently left Seles just standing on one side of the court, watching a winner sail past.

4.   In the demonstration, the picture quality of a Laserdisc movie on the computer screen was good, but slightly less crisp than on a good-quality television.