Word: manneredness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
A case in point, which coincidentally is causing a furor this spring, involves Steven Verr, 19, a slight (5 ft. 9 in., 140 Ibs.), mild-mannered fourth classman, or freshman. Verr's troubles began last August while he was attending "Beast Barracks," the summer of rigorous training and hazing...
Premier Takeo Miki is regarded in Japan as a mild-mannered and even distressingly passive leader. Last week, however, he displayed a streak of combativeness worthy of a samurai. Facing a concerted effort by bosses of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to force his early resignation, Miki defiantly announced during...
Spillars, on the other hand, plays Sally Bowles and not Liza Minelli, giving a performance far less mannered and extreme than her film counterpart. Spillars' interpretation works best during her parting with her American lover, when she allows flippancy to imperfectly shield deep pain. Unfortunately, in her musical numbers, Spillars...
The new group includes ten Third World cardinals and one American: mild-mannered Archbishop William W. Baum, 49, of Washington, D.C. His election brought the number of American cardinals to an alltime high of twelve. Paul did not name Cincinnati's Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, the president of the U.S...
Fortunately Schwarz has camouflaged his theme behind humor and fantasy, so The Dragon remains lighthearted throughout. He pokes fun at the apathetic townsfolk who are unwilling to trade their dragon-induced peace for freedom, but it is a gentle sarcasm, tinged with an acceptance of human nature. As the mild...