Word: manner
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...underneath his jive-assed manner Petey was a serious, even moral, man. And when Washington riotously erupted in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination, Petey took to the air and, in a marathon broadcast, helped calm the city. It was his apotheosis. It brought him a measure of national fame and the possibility of becoming a major celebrity...
Given that the DPIR has nine sections and three appendices, perusing and negotiating all relevant aspects in a timely manner will require collaboration among the task force, the University, and the BRA, as well as a conscientious effort to keep all parties up to speed...
...None of this is to say that Britain should necessarily change its values and freedoms in order to accommodate the changing face of its population. But at the very least, the role of manner and presentation should not be underestimated: the way things are said - particularly by politicians and journalists - is often just as important as what is said...
...often brutal game of national politics where Lady Bird Johnson dwelt in some manner for nearly 70 years she was, said Hugh Sidey, TIME's late chronicler of the American presidency, "as close to being a Godly creature as that anguished realm ever produced." In these last years her admirers (and who was not one?) in sheer frustration at the inadequacy of language to capture her virtues would say over and over again, "Lady Bird is a saint...
...Journal du Dimanche when pressed on the DSK nomination. "I haven't asked Dominique Strauss-Kahn to stop being Socialist. (But) should I rob France of his candidacy because he's a Socialist. How could I claim to be president of all French people if I reasoned in that manner...