Word: graciousness
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...defeat is not so lonely. But also since I met Mariana, I have had my greatest success in tennis. I have won the big tournaments, the titles I wanted to win so that I could become a great champion." Whatever the reasons, Borg's fellow pros find him a gracious competitor. Says Tom Gullickson, who has beaten Borg once in their three meetings: "He's a real gentleman. He doesn't make excuses when he loses. Bjorn wins with class and loses with class...
...fact, a man of formal, though gracious, manners and of considerable reserve. He is, for example, a born-again Christian, but many of his followers do not know it; he is exceedingly reluctant to discuss his faith. His humor runs to self-deprecating remarks delivered in a deliberately overblown, ornate style. Told last week that he seemed a bit tense on returning from a brief Florida holiday, he harrumphed: "I have not for a few days imbibed the excitement of the campaign trail, where the cheering multitudes tend to enhance your self-esteem...
...belongs to the world of art and literature. Her impoverished parents are exasperated, but not much worried. They assume that the world of family and property will change her mind. The sense-bringing task is undertaken by her wealthy maternal grandmother, who invites her to live at her gracious plantation. There rebellious Sybylla is to learn to dress in a ladylike manner, deal with servants and comport herself properly with proper people...
...foul. The groveling degradation of the hired assassin Bosola counterbalances the Cardinal's satanic grandeur. Brian Sands, as the slimy Bosola, is another thoroughly loathsome villain. Half-naked, he revels in his own corruption and derides the courtiers who hide their inward decay with fine clothes and a gracious manner. He listens at keyholes, squirming on the floor as he does, and obtains the evidence of her clandestine marriage that dooms the hapless Duchess. Sands mimes better than anyone else in the cast. Referred to more than once as a serpent, he slithers across the stage. Sands' first entrance...
Reagan's wife Nancy is a gracious and attractive woman of 56. They will celebrate their 28th anniversary this week. She travels with "Ronnie" (a nickname that only she and a few of his closest friends use) as adoring fan and adviser in small things. "Smile, honey, smile!" she will whisper to the candidate as he gets ready to tape a TV interview. A onetime movie actress who appeared in such films as East Side, West Side (1949) and Shadow on the Wall (1950), she gave up her career to marry Reagan. The candidate seems quite accurate when he says...