Word: demeanors
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...comical and charming job of introducing us to a young, idealistic Woody. Impressively, he also does justice to the Dylan songs he recorded for the film’s soundtrack. Bale attempts to capture Dylan’s voice, posture, and idiosyncrasies, but his hulking frame and fierce demeanor overpower the icon’s softer, more introspective nature. Gere, in the same way, retains that signature chivalry and charm that makes him too sweet to be true. Ledger and Whishaw play compelling incarnations of Dylan.But nothing compares to Cate Blanchett. Put simply, she steals the show. As Jude...
...exultant Labor voters - "Eleven and a half years is just too long," many said of Howard's long run - cheered Rudd's victory speech, some observers wondered whether he'll maintain his Howard-like demeanor or whether, as left-wing commentator Robert Manne said during the campaign, "When he gets into government, then we'll begin to see the differences again." Australians who voted Labor only when Rudd moved toward the center may be hoping those differences are not too startling...
...expansion. He is fluent in German, French and English and says he can muddle through in Italian and Spanish. More important, he is fluent in many cultures, from the elaborate rituals of Japanese business to an American culture that is at once informal and legalistic. Despite his modest public demeanor, Vasella is an exacting boss who demands short, sure answers to his probing questions. And rivals know him as a ferocious competitor who in less than six years has transformed once sleepy Novartis into one of the world's most dynamic and admired drug companies. For all these reasons, Vasella...
...style of liberalism grates in a way that Bill's doesn't. His liberalism seems practical, in keeping with his "can't we all get along?" bonhomie. Hillary's liberalism has a more admonitory edge, in keeping with her buttoned-up demeanor. In her memoir, Living History, she writes that she was tasked in grade school with keeping the "incorrigible boys" in line, a role that seems entirely in character. Conservatives bristle at the sense of being told what to do, and they detect a tone of moral superiority in her advocacy of children's programs and health care. When...
...Hillary hasn't exactly been a provocative liberal lately. Her primary campaign has been marked by her careful avoidance of any positions that would swing her too far left for the general election. Conservatives fasten on her caution and stiff demeanor as proof positive of her fakery and insincere maneuvering. Prior to her widely panned performance in Philadelphia, she met practically every verbal challenge at debates with a studied laugh, which might have softened her image but galled conservatives more than anything she could ever...