Word: flair
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...individualist, Florman had no flair or liking for conventional striped-pants diplomacy. He thought he could find his way through Bolivia's intricate political affairs better than the seasoned career men on his staff. Taking charge of embassy press relations, he wrote signed articles for the Bolivian papers explaining events in his own way ("Bolivian silver . . . helped create the first middle class in the world"). He had freely-expressed opinions on everything. But most Bolivians appreciated what the newspaper La Razon called "the friendly attitude with which [Florman] has tried to foster relations between the two peoples...
Personality: Sturdy (5 ft. 7 in., 165 Ibs.), jovial, harddriving, outspoken. In the field, eats and sleeps little. Though sociable, likes to spend his first hour after waking in the morning in solitary thought and with a good smoke. Like most French generals, has a flair for smart uniforms, gloves and boots. Speaks heavily accented English...
Foyle now spends less time at his bookshop, leaves the day-to-day operations to son Richard, 42, and to daughter Christina, 40, who has inherited her father's flair for bookish ballyhoo. She presides over Foyle's monthly literary lunches, where new books are launched and authors are publicized. When Health Faddist Gayelord Hauser (Look Younger, Live Longer) appeared, she surrounded him with leaders of church, stage and business, and every one of them was over 80. Once when George Bernard Shaw was slated to speak, he was asked if he wanted a vegetarian menu. Said Shaw...
...soldier who possesses a passionate sense of detail, an instinct for the bonds that unite a commander and his troops, and a nice flair for showmanship...
When Russian-born Simon Barere made his U.S. debut in 1936, he was hailed as "a pianist of the first rank." He had everything-thunder, poetry, brilliance and dazzling speed. But somehow Simon Barere, a man with little flair for the limelight, failed to catch the fancy of the crowds...