Word: aloof
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...well, he looked great in a suit. But as Richard Ben Cramer establishes in his absolutely persuasive DiMaggio: The Hero's Life (Simon & Schuster; 546 pages; $28), Joe D. had a secret. He knew the power of silence. The less he gave, standing remote and noble and regally aloof, the more the world took it as evidence of dignity...
...components of the University are deeply involved in the public sector," Grogan said. "The idea that the University is isolated, removed [and] aloof from the city couldn't be further from the truth...
Gore has been less successful, Davis said, at making himself seem less aloof, because his ads often feature him speaking on stages away from the crowds rather than in the midst of the people...
Aides to Governor Bush have accused McCain staffers of trying to exact political leverage in exchange for active campaigning on behalf of Bush and a full-throated endorsement, while McCain advisers found Bush's aides to be aloof, insisting that McCain follow the campaign's script...
...dubbed "Superbrat" for throwing tantrums and insults on the tennis court, but last week the senior player, coach and commentator slammed the Williams sisters for not properly respecting their peers. A London newspaper published McEnroe's diatribe, sans irony, which accused Venus and Serena of being too "cocky" and aloof. McEnroe, still flabbergasted by Serena's comment last year that she would like to play in a men's tournament, restated his belief that many male college players and members of the seniors' tour could defeat the sisters. "Do women golfers say they could go out and beat Tiger Woods...