Word: demeanor
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...elected to the House of Representatives, and in 1986 he moved into the Senate. He quickly gained a reputation for humility and a willingness to compromise. He also became known to his critics as a wolfish partisan, whose strong opinions were only partially disguised by a lamb?s demeanor...
...effect of the North Korea shift and also the rolling back to a certain extent of their initial stance on global warming and even their attitude to dealing with Russia may still be that they've set a tone of toughness and a hard-line demeanor that may, in the end, give them a better negotiating position to start from. Certainly that would be the optimistic view. The pessimistic view would be that the initial positions taken by the administration have soured delicate relationships and created some irreparable damage on some...
Meanwhile, Moscow's reaction was surprisingly mild. "It is hard not to agree with the President of the United States that the world is changing rapidly and new threats are appearing," President Vladimir Putin said. "We must counter these threats with well-thought actions." The calm demeanor is in keeping with his attempt to project Russia, impoverished as it is, as America's strategic peer. Russian officials also acknowledge they won't mind if the U.S. pumps hundreds of billions of dollars into a scheme they think will never work...
...learns from everything. He observes a lot—the surface conversation, the subtext, the demeanor, the tone,” says Fineberg...
Panelists agreed that Bush has brought a business-like demeanor to White House operations, but they disagreed about his capacity as a leader...