Word: flair
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...With his flair for extravaganza and overblown productions, he would have revelled in Harvard's 14-2 destruction of Boston University here at Fenway park in the consolation round of the c Beanpot Tournament...
...good kick in the pants. An incomprehensible and highly derivative kick, but a kick nevertheless. The viewers may have wondered at times how so much irritating pretentiousness could be crammed into a seventeen-minute production of Antonin Artaud's play, but director David Gammons did it, and with considerable flair...
...respectability. In May 1977, on his ninth try to become Prime Minister, he scored a stunning upset as leader of the right-wing Likud bloc at the age of 63, only seven weeks after he had suffered a serious heart attack. Despite his repeated hospitalizations, his energy and oratorical flair never sagged...
...Baker's latest ploy succeeds, it could be one more significant step toward an Arab-Israeli peace -- a prospect that has moved from the unthinkable to the merely improbable as a result of his shrewd and tireless prodding of both sides. The Secretary has repeatedly demonstrated a flair for problem solving, not only by launching the Middle East talks but also by working out an agreement with Congress on Nicaragua in 1989 and by helping stitch together last year's coalition against Saddam Hussein. Baker may not fashion foreign policy single-handedly -- certainly not in an Administration where the President...
...Tsongas faces what could be a tougher battle against Bill Clinton, his nearest competitor in New Hampshire, when the two vie for votes in the South and Midwest, where citizens may be looking less for economic realities and more for a touch of flair...