Word: mien
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...model of a vigorous, committed young prelate, the kind you wouldn't mind having as your kids' teacher. Skarsgard and Mueller-Stahl let a ray of humanity peek from under their official frowns. Zurer, the Israeli actress who ornamented Steven Spielberg's Munich, has the strong features and intellectual mien that nerds like me find irresistible...
...houses that Swinton, 48, reigns. Part of the renown comes from her aura: slim, pale and towering, keen of features and intellect, she invests her film characters with an imperious mien that some viewers want to mess with - but they can't, because she's been there first; she's always willing to defile herself for her art. She brings a fearless commitment to all her movies, big and small, entertaining or dreadfully daunting; she'll try anything and make it work. It's a mystery how this bold, striking star-in-the-making avoided Hollywood...
...brought vigor and venom to his job on the committee responsible for purging the government of Saddam's mainly Sunni elite. He also spoke of reordering Iraq according to the fundamental principles of the Koran. In a couple of years, however, he had taken on a more conciliatory mien, speaking of communal harmony. In 2006, this earned him crucial U.S. backing as a compromise candidate for Prime Minister...
...Wintour is also bigger than her larger-than-life job, the most prominent editor of her day. Part of that is the Streep effect. And part of it is because of Wintour's longevity, consistency and personal quirks. She prefers sunglasses indoors and cover shoots outdoors. Her reserved mien and decisiveness - what some call "the specificity of her vision" and others her inflexibility - have attracted fabulous nicknames like Nuclear Wintour...
...TIME's great photo of governor Palin on this week's cover should scare the Democrats. You see a strong, intelligent, attractive and determined mien and an ideal partner for McCain, one who will help bring this country back to the position of strength it has occupied in the world. Joe Chernicoff, Las Vegas...