Word: blusterous
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...number one signal-caller, Mike Ryan, probably only suffered a bruise last week, and he figures Cornell coach Bob Blackman wants the emotional lift of bringing in a supposedly injured star at the last minute. Restic adds, with a little scorn for this pre-game bluster: "I would be very surprised if Ryan doesn't start...
...economic condition of U.S. imperialism. Workers who are battling grinding inflation, plant closings and layoffs often perceive Blacks and non-white immigrant workers as a threat to the precious few jobs that are left and thus can more easily be taken in by fascist demagogy. While Carter and Reagan bluster about each other's allegiances to the Klan, the KKK won a Democratic primary in southern California while stating that Republican Ronald Reagan is the man for them. It could not be more clear that as far as the KKK is concerned, there is no difference between the Democratic...
...Despite his carefully controlled veneer when discussing matters important to him, Allison is "in a fundamental way, a regular guy," according to Jackson. And his style has never been to shun controversy. In fact, he often seems to attract it, at times betraying more than a trace of bluster. If Allison displays many characteristics associated with the "consummate bureaucrat," he also has a streak of maverick individualism, sometimes, he concedes, to a fault...
...Despite his carefully controlled veneer when discussing matters important to him, Allison is "in a fundamental way, a regular guy," according to Jackson. And his style has never been to shun controversy. In fact, he often seems to attract it, at times betraying more than a trace of bluster. If Allison displays many characteristics associated with the "consummate bureaucrat," he also has a streak of maverick individualism, sometimes, he concedes, to a fault...
...level negotiations were suspended after the workers said they would not go back to the conference table until the government produced firm proposals for free trade unions. To wrangle over other issues before then, they insisted, would be useless. Nevertheless, behind the two façades of public bluster, closed-door talks continued between teams of technical and legal experts...