Word: demeanor
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Walsh, a member of the conservative Independent minority, said he was offended by the demeanor of the council's progressive majority, which is backed by the Cambridge Civic Association...
John White, the jewelry store manager, said he was surprised by Stuart's demeanor while making the purchase...
...after he announced his candidacy last February, Dinkins' dignified demeanor struck a chord among New Yorkers who had grown weary of Koch's prickliness and flip remarks. In the Democratic primary in September, 32% of white voters combined with huge majorities of blacks and Hispanics to give Dinkins the nomination. Said Dinkins: "You voted your hopes and not your fears." The No. 1 hope: that Dinkins could heal the racial divisions that are never far from the city's surface...
...other aspects of the show sometimes draw criticism from the literal-minded fans in Harkness Commons. "It's the behavior you always think of--Perry Mason pacing back and forth--but you would never actually see that," one third-year student says of the "L.A. Law"yers' courtroom demeanor. "You want to direct attention to the witness and not yourself...
Particularly for Spence, who brought anunassuming personality to the deanship. In fact,some colleagues say his outward demeanor sometimesborders on the diffident...