sleek, hot spot,on the outside looking in

IBM would appear to have some breathing room stay in the list of top 20 biggest S&P 500
 companies, at least for now, considering Oracle, Merck and Intel have already issued their 
latest quarterly results. But further souring of investor sentiment could soon have IBM on the
 outside looking in.


Young Berlin Designer Coordinates Street Style with Chic

Berlin is increasingly becoming a fashion hot spot –- especially for
foreigners looking for that special combination of street chic and sleek
style. And it’s been a busy season for Berlin designer Esther Perbandt.

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http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evzat9I44va89pI3




Aviation's Jet Set Lands in Berlin

As the renown Berlin Air Show gets under way, lighter, more fuel-efficient
aircraft are taking the center stage. Yet there was also plenty of
interest in the latest jumbo jets and sleek fighter planes.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evyiohI44va89pI9

Definition

sleek
adjective
(especially of hair, clothes or shapes) smooth, shiny and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; not untidy and with no parts sticking out:
The cat had sleek fur.
Who owns that sleek black car parked outside your house?
DISAPPROVING He's one of those sleek (= seeming rich and dishonest) businessman types.

on the outside looking in

Excluded from a group or activity.

MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Most people would understand that we need to get an element of comfort because we are on the outside looking in.
• The time is now critical for members of both parties to decide, once and for all, if they can again be part of the same household, or if maintaining their differences is worth the price of remaining forever on the outside looking in.
• I used to be on the outside looking in, but now I am right in the middle of it, and I can see what it's all about.

sleek

━━ a. つやつやした, なめらかな; しゃれた身なりの; （車などが）恰好いい; 栄養がよくて手入れの行き届いた; 口先のうまい.
━━ vt. なめらかにする; きちんとする.