Word: demeanors
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...morals, dead set against birth control, abortion, and sex for pleasure, even in marriage. "She could sometimes be difficult to deal with," William D. Miller, her respectful biographer, remarks with characteristic discretion. Yet there was still a curiously romantic side to her. Despite her angular body and schoolmarm demeanor, men fell in love with her into...
...affair. Of the dozen or so people attending, only Reagan, Baker, Clark and Deaver knew that Haig was finished. Says one of those four: "We had to sit through that lunch knowing what was about to happen, and knowing that Haig didn't even know." Haig's demeanor, however, struck most of those attending as exceptionally quiet and peaceful, possibly because he had made up his mind to go through with his resignation...
...strains of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, played by a 42-piece band, echoed over the prairie as they had for decades. The dress and demeanor of the audience were those of prosperous people, but even in this celebration of achievement there was deep worry, masked by the natural good manners of country folk. They do not like to burden others with personal stress. Yet, when they had the opportunity, they asked a visitor over and over: "Does Washington know how bad it is out here...
...team hinted at all-out effort, but never sustained it. For brief spurts it tapped into the competitive spirit that has to be under the placid demeanor somewhere, but in the end, it was always Rutgers shooting and scoring after a bruising hit and jostling hard enough for the ground hall to finally be able to pick...
...investment have won applause from friendly nations. But even these initiatives came late, in response to the pressure of events, and they are far from outweighing the situations that have been allowed to drift. Part of the problem is Haig. The Secretary has always swung between a cool, unflappable demeanor and irascible outbursts. Strangely, even as he has overcome most of his rivals for pre-eminence in foreign policy, the brittle side of his character has become more visible. Stories abound in Washington about his belittling of subordinates; he is said to have called Stoessel "a burned-out case." Haig...