Word: mannered
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...Though I had conducted things in a very straightforward manner, Tegam did not take my e-mails seriously,” Tena said...
...administrative offices of University Hall has at times been rocky. Perhaps it was inevitable that in hiring and firing so many new and veteran members of the College administration, some feathers would be ruffled. Still, at many points along the way, we have expressed hesitation and uneasiness at the manner in which this restructuring has been carried out; at times the powers that be have seemed to make their restructuring plans up as they go along. However, to be fair, many of our worries have ultimately proven unwarranted. This month’s announcement of two new deans?...
...Barry Vaux, general manager of European administration, says, "Our primary concern is for the safety and well-being of our employees. This not only includes having a safe and harassment-free working environment, but also the policies and procedures to allow any grievances to be heard in a fair manner." Bullying in the workplace takes many forms, from meaningless tasks and impossible deadlines to rumor, ridicule, and physical or verbal intimidation. In every field, from the arts to the military, there are boundaries of acceptable behavior: in December, British Royal Navy Commander David Axon was permanently relieved of control...
...estimated 160,000 dead, the term has taken on a whole new gravity?and manufacturers and advertisers have quickly adjusted. As Global Language Monitor's Paul Payack puts it, "The word tsunami will be the subject of considerable discretion before being used in anything other than a most serious manner." Here are some changes since the disaster...
...fairness, Gonzales' argument-that stateless, remorseless al-Qaeda terrorists should be detained in a manner different from and stricter than the standard Geneva Convention procedures-has merit. The use of aggressive, nonviolent interrogation techniques, perhaps even drugs like sodium pentothal, may not be inappropriate to elicit information from those intent on the mass murder of civilians. But physical assault is something else entirely. The world now knows that the Bush White House at least tacitly approved the loosening of standards that led to the outrages of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo-and that no one of significance has been sacked...