Word: discomforting
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...endless, fruitless speculation among the President's critics about the nature of his certainty, his allergic reaction to doubt or introspection. Is it religious, Oedipal or congenital? No doubt the President gets a kick out of these sorts of mind games. He probably enjoys the secular left's discomfort with his religious references as much as he "enjoyed" going up against the stony General Assembly (and despite a few awkward moments, he probably had a ball frustrating the reporters who asked him to admit mistakes or make apologies in his recent press conference...
...member Shanai T. Watson ’07 echoed DeLeon’s discomfort with permitting e-mail votes, which were then counted by members of the outgoing BSA board...
...presidential elections causes enormous anxiety for the candidates themselves. So much hinges on events they cannot control—unlike the stump speeches and sound bites that dominate the rest of the campaign. Over the past few election cycles—in part because of the candidates’ discomfort-—the American people have had to sit by as debates get increasingly dumbed-down. Gradually voters have lost the valuable discourse debates once provided, and have gotten in its place rehearsed stump speeches in a slightly different format...
...home and hosed." Part of the problem is that Hogan's face spends most of the film in a tight scowl. And when he attempts to adopt Vince's new moves, it's as though his body has gone into toxic shock. All that's conveyed is his extreme discomfort...
...have no right to impose your biases, your prejudices, your discomfort, your religious beliefs, on my legal rights,” she said...