Word: candor
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...situation was disappointing because I had appreciated this counselor’s candor and valued his openness to sexual habits and preferences. Unfortunately, attempts at sexual honesty backfire when they resort to reductive characterizations of gender niches. I would have been satisfied with a clear HIV test, a bag of condoms, and a simple, professional goodbye. In attempts to paint sex as something to be feared—and men as untrustworthy—the least likely people can find themselves in the doghouse...
...known for a certain candor in the kitchen, but you've also described yourself as being very big-hearted. How did you find it to interact with the contestants? Firstly, I'm there to do a job. When it comes to that moment of sacking somebody, then I have to make my decision, and my decision has to be born out of pure judgment; nothing to do with emotion...
...stem the rot that has set in, the church will first have to admit the real nature and extent of the problem. If Alathara's reaction is anything to go by, that candor is a long way off. When asked about the numerous allegations of sexual abuse in the church, he said, "[Alleging sexual abuse] is an old tool of hitting at the ecclesiastical society. It's nothing new. It happened 2,000 years ago too." Father Thelakkat's reaction is somewhat similar. Though he doesn't deny Raphael's allegations, he refuses to acknowledge their seriousness either: "The incidents...
...publication of “Primary Colors.” The book followed the campaign trail of Jack Stanton—governor, adulterer, and Democratic contender for the American presidency–in short, the real life story of Bill Clinton. Anonymity, in this case, implicitly suggested a narrative candor and incited a media frenzy to discover the writer. It also kept the book on the bestseller list.These thoroughly-researched examples reveal Mullan’s keen eye for detail and his mastery at dissecting and interpreting text. Through close reading, both of the authors’ novels and correspondences...
...rare slash of candor in the annual winter policy-conference festivities - the worthy caravan of world-class bloviation that migrates from the now soiled majesty of the economic wizards at Davos to the Cold War clutch of the Munich Security Conference, to the think-tanky but heartfelt attempts to reach across the cultural chasm at Doha. These conferences were not much fun for Americans during the George W. Bush years, when a solid plurality of the questions began with "How could you?" But the U.S. election promised a change, and I attended Munich and Doha this year to find...