Word: froid
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...Europe, and Bobby's political hosts scored more points with their constituents close at hand than New York's junior Senator did with his far away. He spent 70 minutes with De Gaulle, and even if he only said, "Bonjour, Monsieur le Président, il fait froid aujourd'hui," the fact of the meeting, as Marshall McLuhan might observe, was more significant than its content...
Regular Guy. Pat, meanwhile, has reacted stoically to the brouhaha. In his few appearances at public functions with Luci he has displayed studied sang-froid and said exactly what his position called for: virtually nothing. Luci's fiancé, an acquaintance observed, has "a chameleon personality that allows him to fit in anywhere...
...World War II, Taylor earned the sobriquet "Mr. Attack." During the hearings, he proved that he is also a master of cool, impenetrable defense. Under heavy fire from committee members, Taylor, crisply handsome in dark grey suit and TV-blue shirt, held his ground with the grace and sang-froid of a man whose intellect and experience were more than a match for his august adversaries...
Should disaster threaten in spite of all precautions, try to relax, go limp and let yourself fall gently. However, Dr. Manson admits that such sang-froid "takes practice...
Should disaster threaten in spite of all precautions, try to relax, go limp and let yourself fall gently. However, Dr. Manson admits that such sang-froid "takes practice...