Word: aloofness
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...advertising and communications. In an industry notorious for its creative egos, Lauren has long enjoyed a reputation for relative humility, but that could be changing. During the past year "he has got a little bit of a big | head," says one old friend. Insists Lauren: "I am not aloof. I am very basic." His descriptions of his work, however, tend to be heavily larded with words like integrity, elegance, traditional and American...
...four golden days and gaudy nights, she was the still point of a turning, kaleidoscopic world. Immovable, she gazed upon the revelry with her forthright, rather stern expression. While not exactly a wallflower at her own birthday party, she appeared slightly aloof, distant. What's the big fuss? she might have been thinking. The question is understandable: after 100 years there is little the old girl has not seen before. But as an immigrant herself, she is perhaps even more sensitive to the curious ways of her adopted country, silently indulgent of good old American exuberance, excess and, yes, glitz...
...willing to cut deals when necessary but adds, "It's best to trade votes without anyone knowing about it." His model is veteran Louisiana Democrat Russell Long, a cagey operator whom Bradley studies the way coaches watch game films. Still, some of Bradley's colleagues find him aloof. "Reciprocity is not the way he operates," insists one Democratic Senator. "He's viewed as a lot of taking and not much giving. It's not that he's holier than thou, it's just that he has his own personal agenda." Says Bradley's media adviser, Michael Kaye: "He's everyone...
Rehnquist's easy manner and informality stand in stark contrast to his predecessor as Chief Justice. Burger could be courtly, but mainly he was pompous and aloof. There is little doubt which Justice is more popular with his brethren...
...suppose, for the sake of argument, that the stockprice of a given company would go down if Harvard were to sell its stock in that company. How would the price drop affect the company? As described above, it wouldn't. The company is completely aloof from any stock transactions in the secondary market. The stock would merely be bought by an investor who, noticing the low price of the stock compared to its earning potential, would snap it up as a bargain. This stockowner may well be less scrupulous than Harvard; he might not trouble to lobby at stockholder meetings...