Word: aloofness
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...political establishment by nearly nabbing a seat on the City Council—almost entirely on the basis of student votes. Matt DeBergalis, a software engineer, canvassed dorms and dining halls at Harvard and MIT, spearheading a voter-registration drive and capturing the attention of a notoriously aloof constituency. When the dust settled, DeBergalis had come within 137 votes of election, finishing just behind the nine incumbent councillors. Students had played a larger role in the race than anyone would have expected...
...complicated issues, and generally look forward to attending every week. My impression was about as wrong as the O.J. Simpson jury.The most tangible problem with sections is the people who teach them. TFs, with rare exception, tend to fall into one of two categories. Either they are disinterested and aloof, primarily using their section time as a chance to hit on undergraduate girls, or they are lacking confidence—confused and naïve to the point where they seem to know little more about the subject than the section all-stars (you know who I mean).And although...
...Monk’s avant-baroque jam, they hardly know what to do with themselves. The brilliant complexity of opener “Monk’s Mood,” displaying the great pianist at his best, truly is bewildering. It is enigmatic yet familiar, warm yet aloof...
...shifts and consolidation in the industry-if Department of Justice anti-trust lawyers go along. That will eventually mean fewer carriers and slightly higher fares. There will almost certainly be more mergers like the one that is already underway between America West and US Airways. Southwest, which traditionally remains aloof from its peers, recently paired up with bankrupt ATA Airlines. Continental, Delta and Northwest already have joined up in other ways, so it is possible those three airlines could become one. American Airlines, which in the past has cooperated with Seattle-based Alaskan Airlines, may want to revive that partnership...
...misery, when she confesses to John Barrymore, "I want to be alone." That line, from the 1932 Grand Hotel, was often taken as Greta Garbo's autobiographical declaration. The unique actress remained above and apart from the Hollywood community in her 16 years there, and she compounded her aloof allure when, on quitting films at age 36, she took up residence in Manhattan and became the world's most famous, most observed recluse...