Word: demeanors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THAT much-abused political adjective charismatic has never been applied to Robert Lome Stanfield. In personal appearance and public demeanor, he makes Richard Milhous Nixon seem almost gaudy. His balding head seems to come to a point, his chin is somehow thin and droopy at the same time, his lips look pinched even when he smiles, and he has a fondness for gray suits. Even after five years as Canada's Opposition Leader, Stanfield conceded that "there are a good many Canadians to whom I'm still a bit obscure...
...demeanor, resiliency and imagination, the number of young delegates at the Democratic National Convention brought freshness to the old political process. For four young Democratic delegates attending their first convention, the experience was an adventure into the unknown. Their reactions...
Fischer's demands and demeanor did not sit well with the Russians or the chess community. Tass, the Soviet news agency, complained about the "disgusting spirit of gain that Fischer carries around with him. It is characteristic that his spokesmen are lawyers and not chess players. Wherever Fischer is, money ranks first, pushing aside all sporting motives." Said The Netherlands' Max Euwe, former world chess champion (1935-37) and the president of the Fédération des Echecs (F.I.D.E.), the world governing body of chess: "I don't like Mr. Fischer in our chess world...
These realizations have had their effect on Bok. There have been moments when his demeanor has reflected his frustration: 15 hours into the PALC occupation of Mass Hall, he paced impatiently on the tenth floor of Holyoke Center, perceptibly worn and distraught...
Jesus Christ. Wooden is inclined to minimize the U.C.L.A. recruiting program. He leaves most of it to his assistants and likes to point out that they concentrate on local California boys. But others note that Wooden's saintly demeanor can be formidable in a favored prospect's home. Says one rival coach: "We thought we had a kid sewed up, but then Jesus Christ walked in. The kids' parents about fell over. How can you recruit against that...