Word: jovialness
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Reagan left the ballroom stage and walked down a 100-yard carpeted corridor that leads to the VIP exit. When he stepped out onto the sidewalk, the drizzle had stopped. The President flashed one of his usual jovial smiles as he headed toward his car, parked 15 ft. from the exit and 10 ft. from the press rope. Agent Unrue was in the driver's seat; the engine was running. Reagan raised his right hand high, waving to people standing across the driveway...
...extroverted, jovial and quick to crack a joke; the other is introverted, serious, and reluctant to lavish praise. One de-emphasizes the importance of swimming--his team plays Ultimate Frisbee every Friday afternoon instead of lifting weights; the other demands an almost totalitarian dedication from his swimmers. And while one is characterized as "just one of the guys," the other is described as radiating a "god-like" and "fear-some" presence during workouts...
...Jovial and modest to the end he surveyed the crowd and said. "I really haven't done anything you guys. For years now I've gone along for the ride, while everyone else here has made my job easy. You are the important ones." Then, with a chuckle and a glance at his successor, Cronkite added. "Besides, I've decided that I'd rather stay than leave. Sorry...
...Murphy tells us that the community leaders will demand justice. But what we see is a mob of hundreds of rioters, screaming and throwing garbage. There are three Black cops in the film: one is one of the rookies knocked off in the first scene; the second is a jovial fellow with about three forgettable lines; the third shoves hero Murphy and calls him a "piece of shit." There are no Puerto Rican police officers in the film. This absence of heroic--or even respectable--minority characters, while not inherently wrong, weakens the film and caused a huge, and still...
...song, of course, is "When you wore a tulip," in the standard '40s boy-meets-girl mode. So it goes, the five-part harmonies and do-wahs piercing the night air with a jovial and slightly condescending good humour...