Word: demeanor
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...candidate. That was the result, apparently, of a process of elimination; Kerry was everyone's second choice. That was a stunning achievement; Democrats never agree on anything, not even second choices--and so the Kerry anointment was an unprecedented act of pragmatism. The Senator's strongest suit was his demeanor. He seemed very serious. So did the primary electorate. But now comes an open question: Will the rest of the nation be as smitten with solemnity as the primary voters were? The issues on the table are nothing less than war and national solvency. The contrast between complex-sentence Kerry...
...terrorism. He oversees the world's toughest "neighborhood," spanning 25 countries from the Horn of Africa to the Himalayas. An Arabic speaker of Lebanese descent, he won the U.S. military's most difficult job last July. Although troops embrace Abizaid's muddy-boots mien, his soft-spoken demeanor gives him a cerebral air more common to the campus than to combat. The roots of terrorism "certainly don't lend themselves easily to military solutions," Abizaid says over breakfast. He knows that winning the peace in Iraq will be far more difficult than winning the war. Patience, Abizaid thinks...
...modest Houstonian with the hinted Texas drawl and the no-bones, straight-arrow demeanor leans forward in his seat. Can he succeed in professional baseball...
While such an unassuming, down-to-earth demeanor is typical for Mann, it seems curiously unbefitting for the player who has found success ever since he put on a Harvard uniform. The quiet attitude belies his numbers, his accolades, his reputation as a baseball force...
Introducing the element of humor to this year’s edition of the Crimson has helped to erase the bad taste of last year’s disappointing fourth place finish in the Ivy League, and lighten the serious demeanor of the team’s veterans...