Word: demeanors
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...Canadian contingent, by contrast, was populated by the type of starry-eyed wanderers who come to the poorest continent to learn about themselves—and to make a difference along the way. Their demeanor was not new, nor unexpected. But there was something annoying about how they got their jollies from feel-good humanitarianism blended with a touch of delusion and a generous helping of sanctimonious outrage...
...session to get focused. Joe was the clear second half choice, because he “is so calm and methodical in the way that he plays that he can roll out of bed and jump in the goal and be great. That’s just his demeanor.”Another important aspect of lacrosse involves scouting the opponent’s goalie prior to the matchup. For teams playing Harvard, that task becomes twice as difficult. Not only do they have to scout two goalies, but they have to completely change their game in the second half...
...meet former Enron founder Ken Lay in an elevator he's a kind, cordial, grandfatherly guy. But under cross-examination this week in the Enron fraud and conspiracy trial, Lay appeared to be an angry, defiant, defensive man. It was the demeanor people had expected when co-defendant Jeff Skilling testified, not from...
...energy that makes Zhulina a first-year presence to watch.The more experienced Julia E.B. Morton ’07 performs admirably as Angustias, the dramatic counterpart to Adela. As the oldest sister and only daughter whose wedding will ensure her escape from the house, Angustias’ haughty demeanor and unrealistic optimism after her engagement are well captured by Morton’s patronizing airs.Alison H. Rich ’09 also proves herself to be a strong first-year actress as Martirio, a deeply observant and physically handicapped sister whose sabotaged love affair leads her to attempt to curtail...
...boasts that the rising circulation of his international affairs-oriented paper demonstrates changing Chinese attitudes to the outside world, especially America: "Chinese people are much more realistic about the United States, and that means their reactions are less extreme." But ask Hu about the Belgrade incident and his genial demeanor vanishes. Hu says he doesn't believe Washington's explanation that the attack was a mistake. His face flushed and his voice rising, he warns that such an incident "must never be allowed to happen again. Never. If it did, the reaction of the Chinese people would be much stronger...