Word: demeanors
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...sturdily built man whose demeanor signaled earned wisdom and a sensible pride, Muse was resourceful and adaptable enough to find work and make it work for him. He acted on TV, playing Sam in the 50s TV series "Casablanca." He wrote scripts for two films: the 1939 musical "Way Down South," a collaboration with Langston Hughes (the only movie work the poet-playwright-essayist did), and, the following year, "Broken Strings," a sweet-tempered indie drama in which Muse starred. An impressive resume. Just as impressive is that he achieved this screen familiarity without bending overmuch to the meanest stereotypes...
...ejection lasted only 48 hours, and last week Hugo Chávez was back in the presidential palace in Caracas. After resigning under pressure from the military in the face of violent demonstrations a week before, an apparently chastened Chávez pledged to change his policies and his demeanor. The new Chávez, however, seemed a lot like the old, blaming political foes and the media for his troubles...
Service was attentive yet unobtrusive. The manager, Dan, twinkled his eyes and told us to “have fun” as he brought us our dinner. While the food was a thread short of phenomenal, the upbeat atmosphere, the friendly demeanor of the wait staff, and novelty of the unusual cuisine combined together to make a fun and enjoyable evening. With the entrees priced below $20, Zuzu is a reasonably-priced venue for a stylish and fun night...
...something in Sheffield’s demeanor during that practice caught Buckley’s eye and made him think of the famed Wingate...
...would be an understatement, then, to say the Secretary of State has very little to work with. But his calm, forceful demeanor, plain-spoken realism and determination to intervene against the odds suggests that his pessimism of the intellect is combined with a boundless optimism of the will...